There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Tignes by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (Eurostar)
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Landrytrain Thalys
10h 20m€368–595Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Tignes - Val Claretbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 1m€70–136Drive 832.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Tignescar 832.9 km
8h 43m€129–186Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
8h 27m€151–355Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain Ic1 / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
12h 4m€220–685Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourgtrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Tignes - Val Claretbus
16h 42m€108–201Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
8h 28m€151–345Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
8h 35m€200–452Train to Frankfurt, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, drive
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane FRA - TRN
- Drive from Germagnano to Tignescar
8h 9m€151–421
Cologne to Tignes by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Tignes is to bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Tignes is to train and fly and drive which takes 8h 9m and costs €150 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Tignes. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Tignes - Val Claret via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Tignes. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Landry via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Cologne and Tignes is 1161 km. The road distance is 832.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Tignes without a car is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Cologne to Tignes, including transfers.
Cologne to Tignes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Tignes train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Tignes is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs €360 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 16h 1m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Tignes, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Tignes via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Landry in around 10h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Tignes - Val Claret via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 16h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Landry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–430
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Tignes - Val Claret
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Tignes - Val Claret
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Tignes - Val Claret
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Tignes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Cologne to Tignes train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Tignes is 833 km. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Cologne to Tignes.
There are 7835+ hotels available in Tignes.








































