There are 11 ways to get from Debrecen to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BUD - CGN
6h 59m€93–222Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Debrecen bus station to OradeaN910
- Take the bus from Oradea Autogara Intrans SA to Köln
23h 17m€27–43Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Debrecen to Koebanya-KispestIr / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
15h 3m€109–321Drive 1,347.1 km
- Drive from Debrecen to Cologne1,347.1 km
12h 31m€200–289Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BUD - DUS
7h 43m€108–269Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)BUD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
7h 29m€117–305Train, train to Oradea International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Debrecen to Puespoekladany
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Biharkeresztes
- Fly from Oradea International Airport (OMR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)OMR - CGN
10h€80–317Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Take the train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)BUD - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
9h 9m€91–240Train
- Take the train from Debrecen to Budapest-KeletiIc / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln SuedIce
16h 56m€191–238Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Debrecen bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-PályaudvarN910
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to LeverkusenN161
23h 26m€75–156Drive, car train
- Drive from Debrecen to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
14h 38m€219–1,173
Debrecen to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Debrecen to Cologne is to bus which costs €27 - €45 and takes 23h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Debrecen to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Debrecen station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Debrecen bus station and arriving at Köln via Oradea Autogara Intrans SA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Debrecen to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Debrecen and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Koebanya-Kispest, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Wien Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 3m.
The distance between Debrecen and Cologne is 1186 km. The road distance is 1347.1 km.
The best way to get from Debrecen to Cologne without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 15h 3m and costs €100 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Debrecen to Cologne, including transfers.
Debrecen to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Debrecen bus station.
Debrecen to Cologne train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Debrecen station.
The best way to get from Debrecen to Cologne is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 15h 3m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €45 and takes 23h 17m.
What companies run services between Debrecen, Hungary and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Debrecen to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Koebanya-Kispest, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 15h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Debrecen bus station to Köln via Oradea Autogara Intrans SA in around 23h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Debrecen to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Debrecen to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Biharkeresztes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Debrecen to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Debrecen to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Debrecen to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Debrecen to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Debrecen to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–28
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–60
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Debrecen bus station to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Debrecen bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Oradea Autogara Intrans SA to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Debrecen to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Oradea station.
Debrecen to Cologne train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Koebanya-Kispest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Debrecen to Cologne is 1347 km. It takes approximately 12h 31m to drive from Debrecen to Cologne.
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