There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Split by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
5h 17m€85–338Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 49 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus N948
24h 5m€70–150Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Split Bus Stationbus
19h 57m€138–224Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
22h 39m€112–524Drive 1,396 km
- Drive from Cologne to Splitcar 1,396 km
14h 5m€196–282Train 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 24m€119–345Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BRU - SPU
6h 51m€138–337Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
4h 47m€82–371Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Stationbus
26h 32mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Splitcar
12h 25m€191–1,138
Cologne to Split by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Split is to train and bus which costs €70 - €150 and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Split is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €80 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Split station. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Split Bus Station via Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Split. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Split via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Zagreb Glavni Kol.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 39m.
The distance between Cologne and Split is 1193 km. The road distance is 1396 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Split without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 19h 57m and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Cologne to Split, including transfers.
Cologne to Split bus services, operated by Bakic Reisen, depart from Cologne 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 train which takes 22h 39m and costs €110 - €550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €380 and takes 4h 47m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 26h 32m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Split, Croatia?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Split via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Zagreb Glavni Kol. in around 22h 39m. Alternatively, Eurowings flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Brussels Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Split Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- 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 Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- 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
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 7476 9476939
- bakic-reisen@t-online.de
- Website
- bakic-reisen.com
Bus from Cologne to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 13m
- 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 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Schedules at
- bocactours.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Split bus services, operated by Bakic Reisen, arrive at Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica 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 1396 km. It takes approximately 14h 5m to drive from Cologne to Split.
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