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How to get fromDax to Cologneby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Dax to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dax to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train Thalys
    8h 22m
    €253–525

  2. Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dax to Biarritztrain train
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane BIQ - CRL
    3. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus bus
    4. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 53m
    €90–404

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dax to Bordeaux St Jeanbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Parisbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N74 / ...
    18h 11m
    €98–172

  4. Drive 1,189.4 km

    1. Drive from Dax to Colognecar car 1,189.4 km
    11h 28m
    €185–267

  5. Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dax to Biarritztrain train
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BIQ - DUS
    8h 20m
    €130–434

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Labenne to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Busbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain train Tha
    18h 58m
    €204–380

  7. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BOD - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 35m
    €154–416

  8. Train to Pau Pyrénées Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dax to Pautrain train
    2. Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane PUF - DUS
    10h 1m
    €343–853

  9. Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Dax to Biarritztrain train
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BIQ - CGN
    8h 17m
    €103–381

  10. Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dax to Hendayetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus bus
    3. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BIO - DUS
    9h 22m
    €99–291

  11. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BOD - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    9h 44m
    €141–402

Dax to Cologne by train, foot, and subway

Calendar38Weekly Services
Duration8h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€253Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dax, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Dax to Koeln Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 8h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dax to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bordeaux St Jean, Bordeaux, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 18h 11m.

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