There are 11 ways to get from England to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, train, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
5h 53m€102–433Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNN870 / ...
14h 19m€46–92Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
6h 4mFly London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LHR - CGN
4h 18m€93–315Train via Charing Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-ZuidEurostar
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf79
6h 7m€76–315Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
7h 13m€117–166Fly Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
4h 9m€52–193Fly Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
4h 37m€88–252Subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the subway from Euston station to Tottenham Hale station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)STN - CGN
4h 45m€61–222Fly London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
5h 2m€88–302Fly Birmingham Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BHX - CGN
4h 8m€83–195
England to Cologne by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Cologne is to bus which costs €45 - €95 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from England to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €80 - €200.
No, there is no direct train from England station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Leicester Square station and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 53m.
The distance between England and Cologne is 593 km.
The best way to get from England to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 53m and costs €100 - €440.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from England to Cologne, including transfers.
England to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from England to Cologne is to train which takes 5h 53m and costs €100 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €95 and takes 14h 19m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €320 and takes 4h 18m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 6:59 AM in England and 7:59 AM in Cologne.
England to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
What companies run services between England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a subway from Leicester Square station to Koeln Hbf via King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN every 4 hours. Tickets cost €40–60 and the journey takes 12h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
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 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- 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
- €70–330
- 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
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
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Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Euston station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- €1
- Peak
- €1–2
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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