There are 10 ways to get from Falkirk to Cologne by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
5h 12m€113–260Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane EDI - CGN
4h 54m€85–211Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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
10h 25m€318–604Bus
- Take the bus from Weir Street to Princes Streetbus X38
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
23h 41m€96–159Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Falkirk to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
12h 35m€331–426Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 52m€153–371Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane EDI - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 59m€135–375Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 40m€121–309Train
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
12h 49m€222–478Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Falkirk to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
13h 43m€206–343
Falkirk to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Falkirk to Cologne is to bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 23h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Falkirk to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Falkirk to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Weir Street and arriving at Köln via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Falkirk to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Falkirk Grahamston and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
The distance between Falkirk and Cologne is 931 km.
The best way to get from Falkirk to Cologne without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 10h 25m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Falkirk to Cologne, including transfers.
Falkirk to Cologne bus services, operated by Midland Bluebird, depart from Weir Street station.
Falkirk to Cologne train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Falkirk Grahamston station.
The best way to get from Falkirk to Cologne is to train via Edinburgh which takes 10h 25m and costs €310 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €160 and takes 23h 41m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €220 and takes 4h 54m.
What companies run services between Falkirk, Scotland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Falkirk Grahamston to Koeln Hbf via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Weir Street to Köln via Princes Street, Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 23h 41m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Bus from Weir Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Falkirk to Cologne bus services, operated by Midland Bluebird, arrive at Princes Street station.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Falkirk. It is currently 12:04 PM in Falkirk and 1:04 PM in Cologne.
Falkirk to Cologne train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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