There are 6 ways to get from Indianapolis to Cologne by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane IND - DUS
16h 11m€266–1,066Fly Indianapolis to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IND - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
14h 40m€430–2,645Bus to Covington, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CVG - CGN
17h 53m€397–1,546Fly Indianapolis to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane IND - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
16h 23m€274–761Fly Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane IND - CGN
15h 20m€266–1,124Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
17h 49m€308–534
Indianapolis (IND) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €300 - €550 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 14h 40m and costs €430 - €2700.
The distance between Indianapolis and Cologne is 6944 km.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Indianapolis to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 6h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 8:19 AM in Indianapolis and 2:19 PM in Cologne.
There are 1794+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Cologne, Germany?
Aer Lingus, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Cologne Bonn Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Brussels Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Brussels Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Covington to Cologne Bonn Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Brussels Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Brussels Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Covington to Cologne Bonn Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Cologne Bonn Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Brussels Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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