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€88–317Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Splitcar
17h 41m€215–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Split Bus Stationbus
19h 57m€194–372Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Dobovanighttrain En
- Take the night train from Dobova to Splitnighttrain En
26h 54m€181–531Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
5h 28m€101–287Train 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€109–372Train
- 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 Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
22h 26m€301–712Bus
- 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 48mBus 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
26h 28mDrive 1,395.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Splitcar 1,395.9 km
14h 2m€202–292
Cologne to Split by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Split is to train and fly which costs €100 - €290 and takes 5h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Split is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €85 - €320.
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 54m.
The distance between Cologne and Split is 1108 km. The road distance is 1395.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Split without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 57m and costs €190 - €380.
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 - €320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €750 and takes 22h 26m, you could also bus, which costs 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 22h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- 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
- €85–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- €100–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Villach Hbf to Dobova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Dobova to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@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
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- 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
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- 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 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 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- 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 1396 km. It takes approximately 14h 2m to drive from Cologne to Split.
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