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How to get fromGap to Cologneby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Gap to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain train Tha
    10h 4m
    €321–551

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gap to Briancontrain train
    2. Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    11h 36m
    €69–241

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gap to Grenoble Europolebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Grenoble to Lyonbus bus 766 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus
    16h 2m
    €90–161

  4. Drive  880.1 km

    1. Drive from Gap to Colognecar car 880.1 km
    9h 58m
    €141–203

  5. Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Gap to Valence Villetrain train
    2. Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    8h 27m
    €147–386

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain train
    15h 17m
    €226–438

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Gap to Grenoble Europolebus bus P24
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Annecytrain train K21
    3. Take the bus from Annecy to Basel SBBbus bus
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    16h 16m

  8. Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Gap to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain train
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane NCE - CGN
    10h 48m
    €163–411

  9. Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Gap to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain train
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane NCE - DUS
    11h 19m
    €166–441

  10. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Gap to Grenobletrain train
    2. Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    11h 18m
    €194–417

  11. Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Gap to Briancontrain train
    2. Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Torino Porta Susatrain train
    3. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane TRN - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    11h 10m
    €148–398

Gap to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration10h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€321Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,226.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 4m

What companies run services between Gap, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Gap to Köln Hbf via Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 10h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gap to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Grenoble Europole, Grenoble, Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 16h 2m.

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