There are 12 ways to get from Forres to Cologne by plane, train, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)INV - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
7h 15m€122–346Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cumming Street to Bus Station Stance 4M96
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
15h 27m€256–593Bus
- Take the bus from Cumming Street to AdelphiE7
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
31h 23mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Forres to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
15h 14mBus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cumming Street to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ABZ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
8h 44mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)INV - CGN
7h 9m€184–275Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Cumming Street to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ABZ - CGN
8h 8mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)INV - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
8h 28m€163–433Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Cumming Street to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)ABZ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
9h 37mTrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
18h 21m€247–617Train, bus
- Take the train from Forres to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln HbfNj
26h 48m€163–337Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Forres to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
16h 21m€266–387
Forres to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forres to Cologne is to fly which costs €180 - €280 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Forres to Cologne is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs €180 - €280.
The distance between Forres and Cologne is 1065 km.
The best way to get from Forres to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 27m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Forres to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Forres to Cologne is to bus which takes 31h 23m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €180 - €280 and takes 7h 9m, you could also train, which costs €240 - €650 and takes 18h 21m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Forres. It is currently 12:27 PM in Forres and 1:27 PM in Cologne.
There are 1739+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Forres, Scotland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Cumming Street to Köln Hbf via Adelphi, Union Square Bus Station, London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 31h 23m. Alternatively, British Airways, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €138–142
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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 Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €250–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €400–460
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Forres to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €77–78
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Cumming Street to Bus Station Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Cumming Street to Adelphi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Cumming Street to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €26–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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