There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Sharm el Sheikh by train, plane, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)DUS - SSH
7h 44m$172–443Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)CGN - SSH
9h 5m$157–386Drive 4,648.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sharm el Sheikh4,648.5 km
44h 42m$766–1,106Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)FRA - SSH
7h 37m$214–906Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sharm el Sheikh
43h 53m$827–2,310
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sharm el Sheikh is to train and fly which costs $170 - $450 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sharm el Sheikh is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Cologne and Sharm el Sheikh is 3539 km. The road distance is 4648.5 km.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Cologne to Sharm el Sheikh, including transfers.
Sharm el Sheikh is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:08 PM in Cologne and 11:08 PM in Sharm el Sheikh.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Sharm el Sheikh is 4648 km. It takes approximately 44h 42m to drive from Cologne to Sharm el Sheikh.
There are 758+ hotels available in Sharm el Sheikh.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt?
Pegasus Airlines, AJet, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) twice daily.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- 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
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- 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
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $60–110
- 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
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
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