There are 10 ways to get from Kranj to Cologne by car, car train, bus, train, night train, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Kranj to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
7h 58m€116–1,024Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kranj to Villach Hbf316 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12Ice
11h 32m€45–153Bus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne Bonn Airport
16h 20m€87–155Train, night train
- Take the train from Kranj to Villach Hbf316 / ...
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
13h 16m€100–613Drive 928.6 km
- Drive from Kranj to Cologne928.6 km
8h 52m€132–191Fly Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LJU - CGN
9h 28m€119–340Fly Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LJU - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 19m€107–341Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)KLU - CGN
8h 25m€107–500Fly Ljubljana to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 50m€135–358Shuttle to Graz, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GRZ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 47m€247–521
Kranj to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kranj to Cologne is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kranj to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 4h 50m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct train from Kranj to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Kranj and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 16m.
The distance between Kranj and Cologne is 1010 km. The road distance is 928.6 km.
The best way to get from Kranj to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 16h 20m and costs €85 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Kranj to Cologne, including transfers.
Kranj to Cologne train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Kranj station.
The best way to get from Kranj to Cologne is to bus which takes 16h 20m and costs €85 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €40 - €160 and takes 11h 32m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €340 and takes 9h 28m.
Kranj to Cologne train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kranj to Cologne is 929 km. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Kranj to Cologne.
What companies run services between Kranj, Slovenia and Cologne, Germany?
Centrotrans Eurolines operates a bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne Bonn Airport once a week. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 14h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kranj to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Villach Hbf in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Graz to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Graz to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Graz to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- 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 Kranj to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–9
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €12–14
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Kranj to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- 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
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–100
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €27–30
- Private
- €50–100
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
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