There are 9 ways to get from Durham to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- 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 32m€220–417Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Durham to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
7h 7m€89–275Train, bus
- Take the train from Durham to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbftrain 79
16h 2m€136–223Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Durham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
10h 2mTrain to Newcastle, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Durham to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NCL - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 22m€90–204Bus
- Take the bus from Sutton Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNbus N870 / ...
20h 46m€102–216Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Durham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
11h 15m€160–250Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MME - DUS
7h 36m€139–368Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Durham to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
7h 40m€124–298
Durham to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Cologne is to bus which costs €100 - €220 and takes 20h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 22m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Durham to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Durham and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 32m.
The distance between Durham and Cologne is 999 km.
The best way to get from Durham to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 8h 32m and costs €220 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Durham to Cologne, including transfers.
Durham to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Durham station.
The best way to get from Durham to Cologne is to train which takes 8h 32m and costs €220 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 20h 46m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €370 and takes 7h 36m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Durham. It is currently 7:16 PM in Durham and 8:16 PM in Cologne.
Durham to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Durham to Koeln Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sutton Street to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 20h 46m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Durham to York
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Durham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Durham to York
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Durham to York
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sutton Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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