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There are 11 ways to get from Fort William to Cologne by bus, plane, train (Eurostar), train, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane EDI - DUS
    8h 4m
    €91–315

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Buchanan Bus Stnbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus
    27h
    €77–211

  3. Train via Glasgow

    1. Take the train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street Low Leveltrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    14h 54m
    €186–638

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Fort William to George Streetbus bus
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Brussels Boulevard du Roi Albert II to Maastricht Meerssenerwegbus bus
    5. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain train S43
    6. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    25h 12m

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Fort William to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar car
    14h 24m

  6. Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GLA - DUS
    9h 36m
    €108–299

  7. Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane GLA - CGN
    8h 55m
    €93–247

  8. Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane EDI - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h 43m
    €112–361

  9. Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane GLA - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    9h 49m
    €120–355

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    15h 23m
    €237–540

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Fort William to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Colognecar car
    15h 37m
    €247–365

Fort William to Cologne by train and foot

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration14h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€186Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Fort William to Koeln Hbf via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level, Glasgow Central, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 14h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fort William to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Buchanan Bus Stn, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 27h.

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