There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Samsun by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)CGN - SZF
6h 2m₺5,818–19,248Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
46h 41m₺5,706–8,206Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
43h 25m₺7,323–22,933Drive 3,138.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Samsun3,138.8 km
30h₺22,139–31,978Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)DUS - SZF
6h 37m₺5,763–22,708Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Take the bus from Cerkezkoy to Samsun
2d 1h₺8,637–10,137Train, bus via Novi Pazar
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Take the train from Pendik to YildizeliYht
- Take the train from Yıldızeli to Samsun
2d 5h₺8,174–12,910Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Samsun
29h 11m₺23,282–76,408
Cologne to Samsun by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Samsun is to bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 46h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Samsun is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Samsun station. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Samsun bus station via Kumanovo and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 41m.
The distance between Cologne and Samsun is 2526 km. The road distance is 3138.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Samsun without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 25m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Cologne to Samsun, including transfers.
Cologne to Samsun bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Cologne station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Samsun is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 46h 41m.
Cologne to Samsun bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Samsun is 2h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 7:30 AM in Cologne and 9:30 AM in Samsun.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Samsun, Turkey?
SunExpress, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Samsun bus station via Kumanovo, Istanbul, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 46h 41m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–28,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–29,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–21,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–19,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺350–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–15,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺4,300–6,500
- 1st Class
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,900
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₺1,300–1,800
- Comfort
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Premium
- ₺2,200–2,900
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Pendik to Yildizeli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Yıldızeli to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺350–550
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–49,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺14,000–28,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺27,000–49,000
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,633
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺850–1,100
Bus from Cerkezkoy to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺900–1,100
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,000
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,367
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,007
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,937
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- info@pejictours.com
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,539
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,763
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
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