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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Tallinn by train, plane, bus, car ferry, ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)planeDUS - TLL
    6h 43m
    €90–271

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofbusN1338 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus StationbusN1324 / ...
    33h 40m
    €85–206

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain19 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus StationbusN1324 / ...
    28h 2m
    €105–295

  4. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain344 / ...
    3. Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinncarferry
    34h 34m
    €178–575

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain19 / ...
    2. Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Praha Hlavni NadrazitrainRj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain411 / ...
    4. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain144
    5. Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinntrain215
    40h 49m

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)planeFRA - TLL
    5h 25m
    €122–319

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)planeCGN - TLL
    6h 58m
    €90–292

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)planeBRU - TLL
    6h 38m
    €116–282

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)planeAMS - TLL
    7h 34m
    €139–358

  10. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeDUS - HEL
    3. Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
    8h 45m
    €116–390

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rīgabus
    3. Take the bus from Riia to Vana-Pääskülabus
    36h 3m
    €123–244

  12. Drive 1,912.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Tallinncar1,912.4 km
    23h 43m
    €300–433

Cologne to Tallinn by train, foot, and bus

Calendar13Weekly Services
Duration28h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€105Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Tallinn, Estonia?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Tallinn via Berlin-Spandau, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Krakow Glowny, Kraków Główny, and Vilnius in around 40h 49m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Air Baltic, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) once daily.

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