There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Tignes by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Landrytrain Thalys
10h 9m€378–663Drive 832.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Tignescar 832.9 km
8h 44m€127–183Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus Y51
- Take the bus from Albertville to Bourg St Mauricebus
17h 44mTrain 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 28m€146–314Night train, train, shuttle
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- 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
14h 35m€159–432Train 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 29m€131–319Train 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€203–398
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Tignes is to drive which costs €120 - €190 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Tignes is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 28m and costs €140 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Tignes. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Le Lac - Gare Routière via Basel SBB, Gare Routière, Albertville and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 44m.
The distance between Cologne and Tignes is 1154 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 9m and costs €370 - €700.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Cologne to Tignes, including transfers.
Cologne to Tignes bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Tignes is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs €370 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 17h 44m.
Cologne to Tignes bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Tignes is 833 km. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Cologne to Tignes.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Tignes, France?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Tignes via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Landry in around 10h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Le Lac - Gare Routière via Basel, Bahnhof, Basel SBB, Gare Routière, Gare Routière, Albertville, Bourg St Maurice, and Gare Routière in around 17h 44m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- 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
- €45–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Landry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €290–490
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–103
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €98–103
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Albertville to Bourg St Maurice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- info@nofussbus.co.uk
- Website
- bensbus.co.uk
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
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