There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Workington by train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakes
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to WorkingtonX4 / ...
11h 19m£172–527Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Newcastle (NCL)CGN - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Workington
7h 48m£67–191Bus, train
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station540 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Barrow-in-Furness
- Take the train from Barrow-in-Furness to Workington
25h 32m£84–285Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Workington
11hBus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Halston Hotel
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to WorkingtonX4 / ...
26h 44m£67–141Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Workington
12h 2m£180–259Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle (NCL)DUS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Workington
8h 27m£86–254Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)DUS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Workington
8h 37m£100–271Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CGN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Workington
8h 47m£70–263Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Workington
9h 20m£94–326
Cologne to Workington by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Workington is to bus which costs £65 - £150 and takes 26h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Workington is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs £65 - £200.
The distance between Cologne and Workington is 692 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Workington without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 19m and costs £170 - £550.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Cologne to Workington, including transfers.
Workington is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 12:01 PM in Cologne and 11:01 AM in Workington.
There are 672+ hotels available in Workington.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Workington, England?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Workington via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, London Victoria, Halston Hotel, Carlisle, Penrith North Lakes, and Penrith Rail Station in around 26h 44m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £22–35
- Comfort
- £23–35
- Premium
- £35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Barrow-in-Furness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Barrow-in-Furness to Workington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Workington
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- west.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Workington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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