There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Skiathos by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane CGN - JSI
10h 2m€104–382Train, bus, car ferry via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
29h 32m€205–528Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Thessalonikicar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
21h 49m€433–702Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane DUS - JSI
7h 17m€131–409Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, car ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CGN - SKG
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
9h 40m€141–484Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
31h 31m€181–286Bus, Hydrofoil
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Volosbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathosferry
32h 49m€155–164Bus, car ferry via Tirana
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volosbus
- Take the car ferry from Volos to Skiathoscarferry
40h 25mTrain, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 49 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Thessalonikibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
2d 1h€325–593
Cologne to Skiathos by train, bus, foot, subway, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Skiathos is to bus and Hydrofoil which costs €150 - €165 and takes 32h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Skiathos is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €130 - €410.
The distance between Cologne and Skiathos is 1840 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Skiathos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Sankt Pölten which takes 29h 32m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Cologne to Skiathos, including transfers.
Skiathos is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 12:35 AM in Cologne and 1:35 AM in Skiathos.
There are 1417+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Skiathos, Greece?
Eurowings, Edelweiss Air, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €15–21
- 1st Class
- €20–25
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Business
- €40–44
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 2421033254
- ktelvol@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelvolou.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://ktelvolou.gr/en/home/
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- armendi_tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- armenditours.com
Bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- armenditours.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €65–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 210 4121654
- info@aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
- Website
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
Ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4441788
- reservations.dpt@anes.gr
- Website
- anes.gr
Car ferry from Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.anes.gr/en
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