There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to York by train (Eurostar), 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 via Brussels
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Yorktrain
6h 53m£101–394Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CGN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Yorktrain
6h 13m£54–204Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles-Nordtrain Nj
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Yorktrain
15h 44m£57–98Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Yorkcar
9h 9mTrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Yorktrain
6h 55m£110–394Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Rail Stationbus 436 / ...
20h 23m£72–108Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Yorkcar
10h 15m£144–218Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Yorktrain
6h 39m£78–266Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DUS - LBA
8h 16m£77–234Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Yorktrain
6h 47m£85–407Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane DUS - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Yorktrain
8h 42m£60–340Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Yorktrain
7h 25m£62–228Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AMS - LBA
8h 38m£96–316
Cologne to York by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to York is to train and bus which costs £55 - £100 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to York is to fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs £50 - £210.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to York. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at York via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 53m.
The distance between Cologne and York is 558 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to York without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 6h 53m and costs £100 - £400.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Cologne to York, including transfers.
Cologne to York train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to York is to train via Brussels which takes 6h 53m and costs £100 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £110 and takes 20h 23m.
York is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 6:32 AM in Cologne and 5:32 AM in York.
Cologne to York train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and York, England?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to York via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 6h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Rail Station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and London Victoria in around 20h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- 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
- £40–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Humberside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- 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
- £26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- 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
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- 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
- £22–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £22–35
- Comfort
- £23–35
- Premium
- £35–50
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–25
- 1st Class
- £26–40
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–25
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to York
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
Train from Doncaster to York
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- £19–100
- Advanced Single
- £11–13
Train from Peterborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
Train from Sheffield to York
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to York
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Barnetby to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- £22–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £22–35
- 1st Class
- £45–75
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–22
- 1st Class
- £28–50
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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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