There are 10 ways to get from Ilkley to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Leeds 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
8h 47m€134–534Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines BusstationMichalovce
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf79
16h€50–124Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ilkley to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
9h 23mFly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LBA - DUS
6h 45m€101–270Bus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals426 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNN280 / ...
21h 36m€60–130Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ilkley to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
10h 31m€174–248Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
6h 25m€75–251Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
6h 59m€100–328Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)LBA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
7h 38m€124–336Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
7h 52m€131–418
Ilkley to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ilkley to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €50 - €130 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Ilkley to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Ilkley to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ilkley and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Leeds, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Ilkley and Cologne is 914 km.
The best way to get from Ilkley to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 8h 47m and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Ilkley to Cologne, including transfers.
Ilkley to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Ilkley to Cologne is to train which takes 8h 47m and costs €130 - €550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 6h 45m, you could also bus, which costs €55 - €130 and takes 21h 36m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Ilkley. It is currently 9:18 PM in Ilkley and 10:18 PM in Cologne.
Ilkley to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Ilkley, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Ilkley to Koeln Hbf via Leeds, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 47m. Alternatively, KLM, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- 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
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €29–45
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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