There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Ruffec by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffectrain Ter
7h 57m€261–426Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Poitiersbus FlixBus N1153
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffecbus Autocar
18h 59m€91–150Drive 883.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ruffeccar 883.8 km
8h 21m€142–205Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CGN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffectrain
10h 28m€131–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to Poitiers - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffectrain Ter
11h 5m€128–369Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffectrain
10h 9m€136–337Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane AMS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffectrain
10h 33m€162–418Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffectrain
9h 3m€194–441Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane CGN - LIG
- Take the bus from Terminal Cars to Angouleme - Gare Sncfbus
- Take the train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffectrain
17h 37m€157–297Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffectrain
10h 20m€190–433
Cologne to Ruffec by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ruffec is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ruffec is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs €260 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Ruffec. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Gare de Ruffec via Poitiers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Ruffec. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Gare de Ruffec via Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Poitiers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 57m.
The distance between Cologne and Ruffec is 920 km. The road distance is 883.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ruffec without a car is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs €260 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Cologne to Ruffec, including transfers.
Cologne to Ruffec bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Ruffec train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ruffec is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs €260 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 18h 59m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ruffec, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Gare de Ruffec via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Poitiers in around 7h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Gare de Ruffec via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Poitiers, and Poitiers in around 18h 59m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Poitiers to Gare de Ruffec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to Poitiers - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Terminal Cars to Angouleme - Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine - Haute-Vienne (87)
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Ruffec bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Poitiers station.
Cologne to Ruffec train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Ruffec is 884 km. It takes approximately 8h 21m to drive from Cologne to Ruffec.
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