There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Seaham by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Seaham
9h 12m£168–593Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London VictoriaN280 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Sunderland InterchangeUkn10 / ...
22h 8m£55–122Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles-NordNj
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Durham
18h 12m£68–154Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Seaham
9h 58mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Newcastle (NCL)CGN - NCL
5h 48m£57–158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Seaham
11h£165–239Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle (NCL)DUS - NCL
6h 27m£76–221Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)DUS - MME
- Take the train from Thornaby to Seaham
9h 15m£108–623Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)AMS - NCL
8h 30m£94–272Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CGN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Thornaby
- Take the train from Thornaby to Seaham
9h 4m£77–217
Cologne to Seaham by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Seaham is to bus which costs £50 - £130 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Seaham is to fly which takes 5h 48m and costs £55 - £160.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Seaham. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Seaham via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
The distance between Cologne and Seaham is 630 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Seaham without a car is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs £160 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Cologne to Seaham, including transfers.
Cologne to Seaham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Seaham is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs £160 - £600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £160 and takes 5h 48m, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £130 and takes 22h 8m.
Seaham is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 12:41 AM in Cologne and 11:41 PM in Seaham.
Cologne to Seaham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Seaham, County Durham, England?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Seaham via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 9h 12m. Alternatively, Jet2.com and British Airways fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Newcastle (NCL) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £22–35
- Comfort
- £23–35
- Premium
- £35–50
Train from King's Cross to Seaham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–25
- 1st Class
- £26–40
Train from Sheffield to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-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
- £9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Thornaby to Seaham
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–22
- 1st Class
- £28–50
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Sunderland Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Sunderland Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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