There are 8 ways to get from Dijon to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
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 Paris
best- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Thalys
6h 8m€204–390Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dijon to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N710
8h 1m€35–65Drive 503.1 km
- Drive from Dijon to Colognecar 503.1 km
5h 29m€77–111Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
6h 29m€181–519Train
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
8h 51m€162–294Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
8h 33m€135–314Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
7h 3m€160–337Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
8h 23m€114–319
Dijon to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dijon to Cologne is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Dijon to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 29m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Dijon to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Dijon Ville and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 8m.
The distance between Dijon and Cologne is 822 km. The road distance is 503.1 km.
The best way to get from Dijon to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 8m and costs €200 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Dijon to Cologne, including transfers.
Dijon to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Dijon Ville station.
The best way to get from Dijon to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 6h 8m and costs €200 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 8h 1m.
Dijon to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dijon to Cologne is 503 km. It takes approximately 5h 29m to drive from Dijon to Cologne.
What companies run services between Dijon, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Dijon Ville to Koeln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 6h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dijon to Cologne Airport CGN twice daily. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 7h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Dijon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dijon to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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