There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Split by plane, car, car train, train, bus, or night train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
4h 59m€88–251Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Splitcar
17h 43m€214–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Split Bus Stationbus
19h 41m€195–526Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Dobovanighttrain En
- Take the nighttrain from Dobova to Splitnighttrain En
26h 57m€181–521Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
5h 38m€94–334Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane FRA - SPU
5h 34m€110–365Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
23h 17m€301–886Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus N948
24h 48m€124–195Bus via Banja Luka
- Take the bus from Cologne to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Stationbus
25h 39mDrive 1,408.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Splitcar 1,408.8 km
13h 41m€200–289
Cologne to Split by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Split is to fly which costs €85 - €260 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Split is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Split. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Split. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Split via Villach Hbf and Dobova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 57m.
The distance between Cologne and Split is 1108 km. The road distance is 1408.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Split without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 41m and costs €190 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Cologne to Split, including transfers.
Cologne to Split bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Split train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Split is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €85 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €900 and takes 23h 17m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 24h 48m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Split, Croatia?
Eurowings, Croatia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Split via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Zagreb Glavni Kol. in around 23h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Dobova to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- lubina.busfahrten@t-online.de
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Munich Hbf to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 7476 9476939
- bakic-reisen@t-online.de
- Website
- bakic-reisen.com
Bus from Cologne to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- bakic-reisen.com
- Phone
- +387 51 211-850
- info@zak-tours.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- bocacturs@gmail.com
- Website
- bocactours.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- bocactours.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Split bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Cologne to Split train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Split is 1409 km. It takes approximately 13h 41m to drive from Cologne to Split.
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