There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Toulouse by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, train (Eurostar), or 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse Matabiautrain Tgv
9h 39m€112–351Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane CGN - TLS
6h 25m€77–310Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Montpellierbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Toulousebus FlixBus N748 / ...
18h 53m€88–139Drive 1,155.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Toulousecar 1,155.9 km
10h 56m€175–252Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz to Toulouse Matabiautrain Intercités
12h 7m€90–321Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane DUS - TLS
6h 31m€110–287Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane FRA - TLS
4h 57m€133–302Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRU - TLS
5h 59m€116–270Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane AMS - TLS
7h 13m€130–387Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane CRL - TLS
6h 48m€98–348
Cologne to Toulouse by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Toulouse is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 18h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Toulouse is to train and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Toulouse. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Toulouse Matabiau via Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 39m.
The distance between Cologne and Toulouse is 1326 km. The road distance is 1155.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Toulouse without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 39m and costs €110 - €360.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Cologne to Toulouse, including transfers.
Cologne to Toulouse train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Toulouse is to train via Paris which takes 9h 39m and costs €110 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 18h 53m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €310 and takes 6h 25m.
Cologne to Toulouse train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Toulouse is 1156 km. It takes approximately 10h 56m to drive from Cologne to Toulouse.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Toulouse, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Toulouse Matabiau via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 9h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Toulouse via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Montpellier in around 18h 53m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- 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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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