There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Cologne by plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, tram, 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 to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane DUB - CGN
5h 7m€58–225Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- 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
15h 28m€307–657Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Colognecar
29h 33m€260–572Tram, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the tram from Tallaght to Red Cowtram
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DUB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 28m€73–277Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 13m€92–266Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane DUB - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain
7h 44m€84–307Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DUB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 25m€89–242Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Maastrichtbus N84
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
37h 40m€231–592
Ireland to Cologne by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Cologne is to fly which costs €55 - €230 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €55 - €230.
The distance between Ireland and Cologne is 994 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Cologne without a car is to ferry and train which takes 15h 28m and costs €300 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Ireland to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 9:23 AM in Ireland and 10:23 AM in Cologne.
There are 1794+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Ireland and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair flies from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €110–160
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €190–270
- 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
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €85–120
- Comfort
- €100–140
- Premium
- €130–170
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €55–80
- Comfort
- €65–90
- Premium
- €90–120
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
- 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
- €45–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €34–38
- 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
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 00353 1 4614911
- info@luas.ie
- Website
- luas.ie
Tram from Tallaght to Red Cow
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- Luas
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €15–25
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €9–14
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–12
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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