There are 11 ways to get from Croatia to Cologne by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAD - CGN
4h 30m€54–267Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
15h 15m€208–819Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 79 / ...
17h 39m€101–262Drive 1,071.3 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Colognecar 1,071.3 km
9h 30m€152–219Fly Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SPU - CGN
4h 50m€90–260Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAG - CGN
5h 11m€54–226Fly Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SPU - DUS
5h 17m€94–330Fly Pula Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PUY - CGN
4h 24m€68–260Fly Zadar Airport to Weeze Airport, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane ZAD - NRN
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 44mBus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Cologne Airport CGNbus N884 / ...
18h 26m€95–154Drive, car train
- Drive from Zagreb to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
12h 54m€192–267
Croatia to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Cologne is to fly which costs €50 - €230 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs €65 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Croatia to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Ljubljana and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
The distance between Croatia and Cologne is 1003 km. The road distance is 1071.3 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 15h 15m and costs €200 - €850.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Croatia to Cologne, including transfers.
Croatia to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Cologne train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs €50 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €850 and takes 15h 15m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €160 and takes 18h 26m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Ljubljana and Villach Hbf in around 15h 15m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Pula Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Split Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Zadar Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Split Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–108
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €70–85
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Croatia to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Croatia to Cologne train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Cologne is 1071 km. It takes approximately 9h 30m to drive from Croatia to Cologne.
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