There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Stanstead by train, taxi, bus, car ferry, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from Tottenham Hale to Stansted Mountfitchettrain
- Take the taxi from Stansted Mountfitchet to Stansteadtaxi
6h 55m£188–358Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
7h 12m£54–186Train, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the bus from Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde to Rotterdam, Kralingse Zoombus 388
- Take the car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
- Take the taxi from Harwich International Port to Stansteadtaxi
14h 18m£160–429Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Stansteadcar
6h 46mTrain, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Schiedam Centrumtrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
- Take the taxi from Harwich International Port to Stansteadtaxi
15h 12m£167–451Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Stansteadcar
7h 52m£112–164Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train, line 41 bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CGN - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Stanway Closebus
7h 59m£91–274Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 20m£100–247Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
9h 43m£142–401Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatztrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EIN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
10h 10m£79–241Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane DTM - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
9h 30m£86–265
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Stanstead is to fly and bus which costs £50 - £190 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Stanstead is to train and taxi which takes 6h 55m and costs £180 - £360.
The distance between Cologne and Stanstead is 434 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stanstead without a car is to train and taxi which takes 6h 55m and costs £180 - £360.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Cologne to Stanstead, including transfers.
Stanstead is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 6:23 AM in Cologne and 5:23 AM in Stanstead.
There are 456+ hotels available in Stanstead.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Stanstead, England?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Stanstead. However, you can take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Tottenham Hale station, walk to Tottenham Hale, take the train to Stansted Mountfitchet, then take the taxi to Stanstead. Alternatively, you can take the train to Utrecht Centraal, walk to Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde, take the bus to Rotterdam, Kralingse Zoom, walk to Rotterdam, Kralingse Zoom, take the subway to Hoek van Holland, Hoek van Holland Haven, walk to Port Of Hoek Van Holland, take the car ferry to Harwich International Port, then take the taxi to Stanstead.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–130
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £50–70
- Comfort
- £55–80
- Premium
- £75–100
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £70–110
- Comfort
- £85–120
- Premium
- £110–150
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £22–35
- Comfort
- £23–35
- Premium
- £35–50
Train from Tottenham Hale to Stansted Mountfitchet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–18
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £16–23
Train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £2–4
- Phone
- 0345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- stanstedexpress.com
Train from Tottenham Hale to Stansted Mountfitchet
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.stanstedexpress.com/
- Standard
- £16
- First
- £24
- Business
- £23
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £29–45
- 1st Class
- £60–100
Train from Venlo to Schiedam Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £65–110
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £7–12
- 1st Class
- £12–21
Train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £9–14
- 1st Class
- £15–26
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £14–24
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +31 (0)900 – 0108
- Website
- gd.qbuzz.nl
Bus from Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijde to Rotterdam, Kralingse Zoom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://gd.qbuzz.nl/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- hedinghamandchambers.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Stanway Close
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.hedinghamandchambers.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £45–60
- Small Car
- £65–220
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- £65–90
Mayflower Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 506 070
- Website
- mayflowertaxis.info
Harwich Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 551 111
- Website
- harwichtaxis.com
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 504 444
- Website
- a2btaxisharwich.com
Mayflower Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 506 070
- Website
- mayflowertaxis.info
Harwich Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 551 111
- Website
- harwichtaxis.com
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1255 504 444
- Website
- a2btaxisharwich.com
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