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There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Raleigh by train or plane

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane FRA - RDU
    13h 55m
    $431–1,189

  2. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain train
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane LUX - RDU
    18h 59m
    $327–1,351

  3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane DUS - RDU
    16h 30m
    $329–1,228

  4. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane BRU - RDU
    16h 54m
    $433–1,019

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane AMS - RDU
    17h 47m
    $333–1,187

  6. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane plane CGN - RDU
    17h 13m
    $366–953

Frankfurt (FRA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration11h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket$319Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Raleigh, NC, USA?

British Airways, American Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 4 times a day.

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