There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Rostov-on-Don by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Krasnodar, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Krasnodar (KRR)CGN - KRR
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
21h₽32,625–90,352Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Zhlobin
- Take the bus from Zhlobin to Rostov-on-Don bus station
2d 13h₽7,976–22,965Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodnia95
- Take the bus from Warszawa Wschodnia to Babruysk Bus station
- Take the train from Bobruisk to Rostov-Glavny
2d 13h₽18,382–34,605Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sochi International Airport (AER)CGN - AER
- Take the train from Sochi Airport to Rostov-Glavny
17h 53m₽28,795–84,402Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Krasnodar, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Krasnodar (KRR)DUS - KRR
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
14h 59m₽14,070–64,800Train to Frankfurt, fly to Krasnodar, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Krasnodar (KRR)FRA - KRR
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
21h 32m₽17,703–62,400Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Ostkreuz Bhf9
- Take the bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Babruysk Bus station
- Take the train from Bobruisk to Rostov-Glavny
2d 13h₽14,234–34,911Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen HbfS6
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
2d 14h₽15,053–33,374Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station909
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Rostov-Glavny360Ч
3d 1h₽18,395–27,902
Cologne to Rostov-on-Don by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Rostov-on-Don is to bus which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 23000 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Rostov-on-Don is to train and fly which takes 14h 59m and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 65000.
The distance between Cologne and Rostov-on-Don is 2759 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Rostov-on-Don without a car is to train and bus via Warsaw which takes 2 days 13h and costs RUB 18000 - RUB 35000.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Cologne to Rostov-on-Don, including transfers.
Rostov-on-Don is 2h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 1:21 PM in Cologne and 3:21 PM in Rostov-on-Don.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Rostov-on-Don, Russia?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Rostov-on-Don bus station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Köln/Bonn Airport, and Zhlobin in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–85,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–90,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–90,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Krasnodar via Belgrade, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–75,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–80,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–90,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽39,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Krasnodar via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Krasnodar via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–50,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–90,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–95,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–80,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,300–1,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,100–3,000
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽25,000–36,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,300–2,000
Train from Sochi Airport to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽2,400–3,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- info@mail.skppk.ru
- Website
- skppk.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽480–900
- Book at
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,000
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽900–1,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽800–950
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–3,900
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,800–2,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,400–3,900
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,435
Train from Bobruisk to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,900–10,500
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,900–6,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽9,000–10,500
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽21,336
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–3,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽600–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Ostkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽5,604
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,400
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₽2,300–3,300
- Comfort
- ₽2,400–3,300
- Premium
- ₽4,000–5,500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–8,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽2,400–3,600
- 1st Class
- ₽4,800–8,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Warszawa Wschodnia to Babruysk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Zhlobin
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–15,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Zhlobin to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,900–6,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Babruysk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–6,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–4,900
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–10,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–4,400
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–9,500
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station
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