There are 11 ways to get from Gravesend to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- 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
6h 3m€149–318Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chatham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus 081 / ...
11h 51m€32–45Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Gravesend to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
5h 34mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Gravesend to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
4h 55m€55–202Train via London
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain Eurostar
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
6h 4m€84–233Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gravesend to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
6h 46m€81–138Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LGW - CGN
4h 55m€108–409Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LHR - CGN
5h 26m€108–300Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
6h 4m€103–253Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LGW - DUS
5h 44m€83–262Fly London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain
7h 37m€71–255
Gravesend to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gravesend to Cologne is to bus which costs €30 - €50 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Gravesend to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €55 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Gravesend to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Clock Tower Harmer Street and arriving at Köln via Chatham, Brussels-North train station and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Gravesend to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Gravesend and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 3m.
The distance between Gravesend and Cologne is 630 km.
The best way to get from Gravesend to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 6h 3m and costs €140 - €320.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Gravesend to Cologne, including transfers.
Gravesend to Cologne bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Chatham station.
Gravesend to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from Gravesend to Cologne is to train which takes 6h 3m and costs €140 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €50 and takes 11h 51m.
What companies run services between Gravesend, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Gravesend to Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Clock Tower Harmer Street to Köln via Chatham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 11h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Gravesend to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Chatham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Gravesend to Cologne bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Brussel Eurolines Busstation.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Gravesend. It is currently 6:42 AM in Gravesend and 7:42 AM in Cologne.
Gravesend to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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