There are 12 ways to get from Czechia to Cologne by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
4h 48m€81–228Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
cheapest- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus 084 / ...
12h 5m€34–82Bus, train
- Take the bus from Prague to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1309 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
8h 13m€50–137Train via Schwandorf
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
9h 20m€94–186Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
5h 2m€116–386Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 57m€87–214Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 21m€162–372Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
5h 50m€64–240Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
6h 36m€89–292Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Frankfurt(Main)Suedtrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 49 / ...
10h 58m€137–215Bus
- Take the bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 59mDrive 658 km
- Drive from Prague to Colognecar 658 km
6h 13m€99–143
Czechia to Cologne by subway, bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Czechia to Cologne is to bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf which costs €30 - €85 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Czechia to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 4h 48m and costs €80 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praha Hlavní nádraží and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Czechia to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Schwandorf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Czechia and Cologne is 607 km. The road distance is 658 km.
The best way to get from Czechia to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 13m and costs €50 - €140.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Czechia to Cologne, including transfers.
Czechia to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Praha Hlavní nádraží station.
Czechia to Cologne train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Czechia to Cologne is to train via Schwandorf which takes 9h 20m and costs €90 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, which costs €30 - €85 and takes 12h 5m.
What companies run services between Czechia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Schwandorf and Nürnberg Hbf in around 9h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGN every 4 hours, and the journey takes 11h 45m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Prague to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Czechia to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Köln station.
Czechia to Cologne train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Schwandorf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Czechia to Cologne is 658 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Czechia to Cologne.
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