There are 14 ways to get from England to Germany by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, subway, 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.
Fly Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
4h 2m€81–211Subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Embankment station to Liverpool Street stationsubway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
4h 53m€64–257Train via Cologne
- 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
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 19
11h 19m€268–575Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1328
21h 7m€99–165Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlincar
10h 26m€299–387Fly London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LCY - FRA
4h 23m€125–344Fly Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BHX - FRA
4h 14m€100–246Fly Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
4h 15m€92–201Fly London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
4h 28m€88–276Fly London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LHR - FRA
4h 35m€92–301Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LGW - CGN
4h 26m€82–216Train
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eurostar
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
13h 53m€130–350Train #2
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbftrain European Sleeper
17h 13m€140–280Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Berlincar
11h 33m€193–343
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from England to Germany is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from England to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Germany. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. via London Victoria and S Südkreuz Bhf/Ostseite. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from England station to Germany. However, there are services departing from Charing Cross station and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and S Spandau Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 19m.
The distance between England and Germany is 619 km.
The best way to get from England to Germany without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 11h 19m and costs €260 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from England to Germany, including transfers.
England to Germany bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
England to Germany train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from England to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs €80 - €220. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs €260 - €600 and takes 11h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 21h 7m.
What companies run services between England and Germany?
Eurowings and KLM fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Charing Cross station to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, Köln Hbf, and S Spandau Bhf in around 11h 19m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Embankment station to Liverpool Street station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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England to Germany bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Südkreuz train station.
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