There are 13 ways to get from Dorset to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Moreton (Dorset) to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
8h 52m€153–444Train, bus via Bath
cheapest- Take the train from Weymouth to Bath Spatrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
21h 38m€82–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Weymouth to Swindontrain
- Take the bus from Regent Circus to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNbus
21h 31m€106–198Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dorset to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
7h 52mTrain to Southampton Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Weymouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SOU - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
9h 21m€178–481Train via Kings Statue
- Take the train from Weymouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
9h 51m€122–475Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dorset to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
9h 1m€148–217Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Weymouth to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LHR - CGN
8h 11m€139–397Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Weymouth to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
9h 1m€135–401Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Weymouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
8h 47m€90–324Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Weymouth to Bournemouthtrain
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
10h 11m€124–640Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Weymouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LGW - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
9h 32m€92–361Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Weymouth to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LHR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
10h 32m€163–417
Dorset to Cologne by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dorset to Cologne is to train and bus via Bath which costs €80 - €290 and takes 21h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Dorset to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €130 - €400.
The distance between Dorset and Cologne is 813 km.
The best way to get from Dorset to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 8h 52m and costs €150 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Dorset to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Dorset. It is currently 5:37 PM in Dorset and 6:37 PM in Cologne.
There are 1765+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Dorset, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Dorset to Koeln Hbf via Moreton (Dorset), Clapham Junction, Vauxhall, Vauxhall station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 52m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Southampton Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Moreton (Dorset) to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Weymouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Weymouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Weymouth to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €60–85
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €100–140
Train from Weymouth to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Weymouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Weymouth to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €75–110
Train from Weymouth to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Regent Circus to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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