There are 11 ways to get from Ełk to Cologne by train, bus, car, 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
best- Take the train from Elk to Warszawa GdanskaIc
- Take the train from Warszawa Gdanska to Berlin HbfEic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf10 / ...
14h 48m€53–261Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ełk Dworzec PKP to Augustów
- Take the bus from Augustów brzostowskiego to Köln846421
25h 39m€45–106Drive 1,331.1 km
- Drive from Ełk to Cologne1,331.1 km
11h 12m€188–272Train, train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Elk to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Warszawa Centralna
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)WAW - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
9h 13m€97–295Train via Tczew
- Take the train from Elk to TczewIc / ...
- Take the train from Tczew to Berlin OstbahnhofIc
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Köln Hbf10 / ...
16h 23m€61–206Bus, train
- Take the bus from Elk to Gizycko
- Take the bus from Gizycko, Kolejowa to Essen central train station
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln HansaringS6
26h 49m€117–175Bus to Kaunas, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)KUN - CGN
8h 45m€108–348Train, train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Elk to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Warszawa Centralna
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Frankfurt (FRA)WAW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
9h 29m€121–352Train to Olsztyn-Mazury, fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Take the train from Elk to Szczytno
- Fly from Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)SZY - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
8h 51m€234–493Train, train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport
- Take the train from Elk to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Warszawa Centralna
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)WAW - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
10h 38m€62–277Train to Olsztyn-Mazury, fly to Weeze Airport, train
- Take the train from Elk to Szczytno
- Fly from Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY) to Weeze Airport (NRN)SZY - NRN
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
9h 29m€86–302
Ełk to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ełk to Cologne is to train via Tczew which costs €60 - €210 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Ełk to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Ełk to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ełk Dworzec PKP and arriving at Köln via Augustów brzostowskiego. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Ełk to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Elk and arriving at Köln Hbf via Warszawa Gdanska and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 48m.
The distance between Ełk and Cologne is 1422 km. The road distance is 1331.1 km.
The best way to get from Ełk to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 14h 48m and costs €50 - €270.
It takes approximately 14h 48m to get from Ełk to Cologne, including transfers.
Ełk to Cologne bus services, operated by Żak Express, depart from Ełk Dworzec PKP station.
Ełk to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Elk station.
The best way to get from Ełk to Cologne is to train which takes 14h 48m and costs €50 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €110 and takes 25h 39m.
What companies run services between Ełk, Poland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Elk to Köln Hbf via Warszawa Gdanska and Berlin Hbf in around 14h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ełk Dworzec PKP to Köln via Augustów brzostowskiego in around 25h 39m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Frankfurt via Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kaunas to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Olsztyn-Mazury to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Olsztyn-Mazury to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Warszawa Gdanska
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
Train from Warszawa Gdanska to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Elk to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–15
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €13–17
Train from Elk to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Tczew to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Elk to Szczytno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €12–15
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–65
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Elk to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Elk to Szczytno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hansaring
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +48 87 733 14 33
- zakexpress@o2.pl
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Ełk Dworzec PKP to Augustów
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Book at
- https://zakexpress.pl/en/
- Bus price
- €5–7
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Augustów brzostowskiego to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Bus from Elk to Gizycko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gizycko, Kolejowa to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ełk to Cologne bus services, operated by Żak Express, arrive at Augustów station.
Ełk to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Warszawa Gdanska station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ełk to Cologne is 1331 km. It takes approximately 11h 12m to drive from Ełk to Cologne.
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