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How to get fromKyiv to Cologneby bus, train, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Kyiv to Cologne by bus, train, car, or plane

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    19h 42m

  2. Bus, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane RMO - CGN
    12h 48m
    €140–426

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Wien Hbftrain train 40749
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    31h 14m
    €446–829

  4. Drive  1,870.4 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Colognecar car 1,870.4 km
    18h 51m
    €275–398

  5. Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N3217
    34h 10m
    €190–287

  6. Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane RMO - DUS
    12h 59m
    €173–456

  7. Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane RMO - FRA
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    13h 54m
    €187–449

  8. Bus, fly to Dortmund Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane RMO - DTM
    5. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train
    14h 39m

  9. Bus, fly to Hahn, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Hahn (HHN)plane plane RMO - HHN
    5. Take the bus from Hahn to Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Centerbus bus
    6. Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Suedtrain train
    16h 21m

Kyiv to Cologne by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration31h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€446Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,211.1 km
  • Duration: 19h 42m

What companies run services between Kyiv, Ukraine and Cologne, Germany?

OrionBus operates a bus from Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis once daily, and the journey takes 19h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Koeln Hbf via Wien Hbf in around 31h 14m.

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