There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Sochi by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sochi International Airport (AER)CGN - AER
9h 3m₽28,365–78,232Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf9
- Take the bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Babruysk Bus station
- Take the train from Bobruisk to Sochi
3d₽10,369–36,295Train, bus via Moscow
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa ZachodniaIc
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Sochi
2d 14h₽20,251–64,180Bus
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Tuapse
- Take the bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus station
2d 23h₽10,534–24,604Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sochi International Airport (AER)DUS - AER
9h 35m₽15,808–62,655Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sochi International Airport (AER)FRA - AER
9h 28m₽34,430–110,238Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sochi International Airport (AER)BRU - AER
10h 51m₽35,178–119,555Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen HbfRe
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Sochi
3d 11h₽19,899–42,148Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station909
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Sochi360Ч
3d 12h₽19,393–29,897
Cologne to Sochi by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sochi is to bus which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 25000 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sochi is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs RUB 28000 - RUB 80000.
The distance between Cologne and Sochi is 2633 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sochi without a car is to train and bus via Moscow which takes 2 days 14h and costs RUB 20000 - RUB 65000.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Cologne to Sochi, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sochi is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs RUB 28000 - RUB 80000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 25000 and takes 2 days 23h.
Sochi is 2h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 11:48 PM in Cologne and 1:48 AM in Sochi.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sochi, Russia?
Turkish Airlines, Red Wings, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sochi International Airport (AER) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Sochi Bus station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Köln/Bonn Airport, Minsk Central Bus Station, and Tuapse in around 2d 23h.
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- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–55,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–100,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–110,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–100,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–110,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–100,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–110,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–75,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Frankfurt to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–100,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽600–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,100–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,600
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–28,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽7,500–12,000
- 1st Class
- ₽16,000–28,000
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–8,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽2,400–3,600
- 1st Class
- ₽4,800–8,000
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽20,000–28,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,800–7,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
Train from Minsk Pas to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽25,000–36,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽30,000–43,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽7,000–11,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽8,000–12,000
- 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
- ₽900–1,400
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₽2,300–3,200
- Comfort
- ₽2,400–3,300
- Premium
- ₽3,900–5,500
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₽2,900–4,000
- Comfort
- ₽3,100–4,300
- Premium
- ₽4,800–6,500
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽490–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Bobruisk to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,300–11,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,300–6,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽9,500–11,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽22,816
Train from Minsk Pas to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,700–12,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,700–7,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽10,000–12,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽24,197
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Babruysk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–12,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Tuapse
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽460–650
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽490–4,200
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–10,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–4,400
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station
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