There are 13 ways to get from Koper to Cologne by bus, plane, train, night train, shuttle, car, or car train
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Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
best- 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 54m€134–346Train
cheapest- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain Drf
18h 3m€81–202Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
14h 33m€190–475Bus
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus 127 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus
17h 7mBus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the night train from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
16h 13m€209–390Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- 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 36m€87–758Shuttle 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 10m€99–807Shuttle, shuttle to Klagenfurt 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 Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KLU - CGN
6h 52m€225–593Shuttle, 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 27m€440–643Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Portorož to Pula Airportbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PUY - CGN
6h 24m€175–548Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Weeze Airport, train
- Take the bus from Portorož to Pula Airportbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane PUY - NRN
- Take the train from Weeze Weeze Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
8h 59m€178–541Drive 1,008.7 km
- Drive from Koper to Colognecar 1,008.7 km
10h 10m€146–210Drive, car train
- Drive from Koper to Kufsteincar
- Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar
13h 1m€182–253
Koper to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Cologne is to train which costs €80 - €210 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Cologne is to bus and fly and train which takes 5h 54m and costs €130 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Köln via Ljubljana bus station and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 7m.
The distance between Koper and Cologne is 818 km. The road distance is 1008.7 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 33m and costs €190 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Koper to Cologne, including transfers.
Koper to Cologne bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Koper station.
The best way to get from Koper to Cologne is to bus which takes 17h 7m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €80 - €210 and takes 18h 3m.
Koper to Cologne bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Ljubljana AP station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Cologne is 1009 km. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from Koper to Cologne.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Koper to Köln via Ljubljana AP, Ljubljana bus station, and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 17h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper Banka to Köln Hbf via Trieste, Trieste Centrale, and Villach Hauptbahnhof in around 18h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–370
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Pula Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €21–35
- 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
- €21–35
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Weeze Weeze Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Weeze Weeze Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- 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 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
- €27–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €140
Bus from Portorož to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- 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 Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
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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