There are 12 ways to get from Koper to Cologne by car, car train, bus, train, night train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Koper to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
9h 7m€137–1,055Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VCE - CGN
7h 31m€87–660Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Frankfurt central train stationbus 127 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 3mBus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bfnighttrain
16h 3m€130–653Drive 1,007.6 km
- Drive from Koper to Colognecar 1,007.6 km
10h 12m€144–208Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
14h 51m€191–417Train via Ljubljana
- Take the train from Koper to Ljubljanatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
15h 35m€227–466Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRS - DUS
5h 57m€108–236Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 59m€144–396Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
8h 19m€99–653Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 37m€217–427Shuttle, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
9h 7m€429–1,234
Koper to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Cologne is to bus and train and night train which costs €130 - €700 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Koper Banka and arriving at Köln via Trieste and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Koper to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Ljubljana and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 35m.
The distance between Koper and Cologne is 1138 km. The road distance is 1007.6 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 18h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Koper to Cologne, including transfers.
Koper to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Koper to Cologne train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Koper station.
The best way to get from Koper to Cologne is to bus which takes 18h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €420 and takes 14h 51m.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Koper Banka to Köln via Trieste and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 18h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper Banka to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Trieste, Trieste Centrale, and Villach Hbf in around 14h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–440
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Koper to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–420
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
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Koper to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Koper to Cologne train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Cologne is 1008 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Koper to Cologne.
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