There are 6 ways to get from Houston to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane IAH - DUS
15h 46m€318–1,138Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane IAH - CGN
16h 9m€335–1,219Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IAH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
14h 17m€381–1,264Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane IAH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
16h 6m€351–1,185Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane IAH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
17h 5m€350–1,183Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane IAH - LUX
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain
19h 40m€397–1,373
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Cologne is to fly which costs €310 - €1200 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 14h 17m and costs €380 - €1300.
The distance between Houston and Cologne is 8312 km.
It takes approximately 15h 46m to get from Houston to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 7h ahead of Houston. It is currently 1:50 PM in Houston and 8:50 PM in Cologne.
There are 1827+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Cologne, Germany?
Air France, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Brussels Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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