There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Van by plane, train, bus, car, taxi, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane CGN - VAN
8h 32m₺7,824–23,554Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 9h₺11,557–20,911Drive 3,924.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Vancar 3,924.9 km
41h 18m₺29,066–41,985Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane DUS - VAN
8h 48m₺8,281–24,725Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane FRA - VAN
9h 44m₺8,878–26,033Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane DTM - VAN
19h 59mBus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 12h₺10,113–17,582Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Stationbus
- Take the train from Pendik to Sivastrain Yht
- Take the train from Sivas to Tatvantrain
- Take the taxi from Tatvan to Vantaxi
2d 15h₺14,752–21,900Train, bus via Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 49 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Çorlu bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Çorlu to Bandırmabus
- Take the bus from Bandırma bus station to Van bus stationbus
3d 4hDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Vancar
40h 38m₺31,296–93,428
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Van is to bus which costs 10.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Van is to fly which takes 8h 32m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Van. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Van via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Cologne and Van is 3158 km. The road distance is 3924.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Van without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Cologne to Van, including transfers.
Cologne to Van bus services, operated by Nikolic Prevoz D.O.O, depart from Cologne station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Van is to fly which takes 8h 32m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
Cologne to Van bus services, operated by Nikolic Prevoz D.O.O, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Van is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 12:13 PM in Cologne and 1:13 PM in Van.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Van, Turkey?
Pegasus Airlines, AJet, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Van via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, İstanbul Esenler, and Istanbul Otogari in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–36,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–38,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–38,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–34,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–34,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–47,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–48,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–45,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–28,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–28,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–29,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–26,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–27,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–9,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Pendik to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Tatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–55,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺14,000–29,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺28,000–55,000
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,400–1,800
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Cologne to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–4,800
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Cologne to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Cologne to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- info@pejictours.com
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,652
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,834
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Çorlu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Bandırma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–4,900
Dörtyol Taksi
- Phone
- +90 434 827 58 48
Beşminare Toki Taksi
- Phone
- +90 536 348 77 95
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