There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Sydney by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)DUS - SYD
25h 1m$984–2,126Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)FRA - SYD
24h 34m$666–1,776Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)BRU - SYD
25h 43m$939–2,163Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)FMO - SYD
29h 37m$1,265–4,710Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)AMS - SYD
26h 49m$801–1,825Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)DUS - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
33h 23m$1,229–2,722Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)CGN - SYD
36h 27m$876–1,540Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)DUS - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stop
- Take the train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
34h 47m$1,237–2,969
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sydney is to fly which costs $850 - $1,600 and takes 36h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 24h 34m and costs $650 - $1,800.
The distance between Cologne and Sydney is 16631 km.
It takes approximately 25h 1m to get from Cologne to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 10h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 2:48 PM in Cologne and 12:48 AM in Sydney.
There are 4626+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Pegasus Airlines, AirAsia X, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sydney International Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- 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
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $45–65
- Comfort
- $45–65
- Premium
- $75–100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45–70
- 1st Class
- $90–160
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $55–95
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $29–45
- First Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $28–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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