There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Cologne by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DXB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
10h 48m€196–716Fly Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane DXB - CGN
11h 47m€155–362Fly Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DXB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
10h 57m€211–492Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AUH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
13h 18m€184–625Fly Dubai International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DXB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
12h 44m€189–482
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Cologne is to fly which costs €150 - €370 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 10h 48m and costs €190 - €750.
The distance between Dubai and Cologne is 5075 km.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Dubai to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 3:23 PM in Dubai and 12:23 PM in Cologne.
There are 1769+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Cologne, Germany?
Swiss, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- 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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
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 Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- 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
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Want to know more about travelling around Germany
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Travelling around the UAE
Read the travel guide
























