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How to get fromCologne to Vaasaby train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Vaasa by train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vaasa Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane DUS - VAA
    9h 4m
    €106–394

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vaasa Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane CGN - VAA
    8h 40m
    €73–312

  3. Train, bus via Helsinki

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Osnabrück central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    4. Take the train from Pasila to Vaasatrain train
    43h 33m
    €264–460

  4. Train, bus, night train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus bus 173 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstationnighttrain night train Nt
    4. Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Umeå Östra stationtrain train
    5. Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry car ferry
    45h 37m
    €353–725

  5. Drive  2,925 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Vaasacar car 2,925 km
    31h 29m
    €554–800

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vaasa Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane FRA - VAA
    8h 15m
    €198–453

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK)plane plane DUS - KOK
    3. Take the bus from Kruunupyy koulu to Vaasanpuistikko / matkakeskus Pbus bus
    11h 44m
    €247–668

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover to Rīgabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus bus
    45h 43m
    €236–441

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus N1320 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus bus N1205
    47h 51m
    €246–366

  10. Drive, car train, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Grenåcar car
    4. Take the carferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    5. Drive from Halmstad to Vaasacar car
    40h 27m
    €578–875

Cologne to Vaasa by train, bus, and tram

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration43h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€264Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,653.5 km
  • Duration: 9h 4m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Vaasa, Finland?

Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vaasa Airport (VAA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Vaasa, Bus Station via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 47h 51m.

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