There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Shannan (Land) by train, plane, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)FRA - LXA
- Take the taxi from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Shannan (Land)
19h 41m¥4,831–9,211Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)DUS - LXA
- Take the taxi from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Shannan (Land)
22h 28m¥3,912–11,979Drive 9,182.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Shannan (Land)9,182.8 km
5d¥10,751–15,528Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)CGN - LXA
- Take the taxi from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Shannan (Land)
24h 26m¥4,145–13,581
Frankfurt (FRA) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Shannan (Land) is to train and fly and taxi which costs ¥4800 - ¥9500 and takes 19h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Shannan (Land) is to train and fly and taxi which takes 19h 41m and costs ¥4800 - ¥9500.
The distance between Cologne and Shannan (Land) is 7386 km. The road distance is 9182.8 km.
It takes approximately 19h 41m to get from Cologne to Shannan (Land), including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Shannan (Land) is 9183 km. It takes approximately 5 days 0h to drive from Cologne to Shannan (Land).
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Shannan (Land), Tibet, China?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Shannan (Land). However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), then take the taxi to Shannan (Land). Alternatively, you can drive from Cologne to Shannan (Land) in around 5d.
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- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Munich, Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥220–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–750
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ¥220–330
- 1st Class
- ¥430–750
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–120
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥210–460
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ¥210–290
- Comfort
- ¥220–300
- Premium
- ¥350–460
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- ¥410–500
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