There are 10 ways to get from Letterkenny to Cologne by bus, plane, car, ferry, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Knock Airport
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)NOC - CGN
7h 15m€110–306Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Airport Zone 16
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)DUB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
10h 2m€92–300Drive, ferry, bus, train via Brussels
- Drive from Letterkenny to Ballycastle
- Take the ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown
- Take the bus from Bus Terminus to Buchanan Bus Station926
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria838
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
27h 55m€223–383Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Busáras32
- Take the train from Tara Street to Rosslare EuroportIc
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Duisburg central train station
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
40h 29m€256–613Fly City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LDY - CGN
9h 5m€95–343Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Airport Zone 16
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)DUB - CGN
7h 40m€93–227Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Airport Zone 16
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)DUB - DUS
8h 4m€93–294Bus to Donegal Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Croithlí
- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)CFN - DUS
11h 9m€97–375Fly City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LDY - DUS
8h 54m€100–510Drive, ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Letterkenny to Ballycastle
- Take the ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown
- Take the bus from Bus Terminus to Buchanan Bus Station926
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals595 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
32h 27m€251–460
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Letterkenny to Cologne is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €230 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Letterkenny to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €110 - €310.
The distance between Letterkenny and Cologne is 1311 km.
The best way to get from Letterkenny to Cologne without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 40h 29m and costs €250 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Letterkenny to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Letterkenny. It is currently 5:25 PM in Letterkenny and 6:25 PM in Cologne.
There are 1761+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Letterkenny, Ireland and Cologne, Germany?
Loganair, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Donegal Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Donegal Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Glasgow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- 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
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €28–40
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €40–55
- Comfort
- €40–60
- Premium
- €60–85
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Tara Street to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €20–35
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Knock Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Busáras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Knock Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Busáras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Terminus to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Duisburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 074 9135201
- info@johnmcginley.com
- Website
- johnmcginley.com
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Airport Zone 16
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
- Phone
- 074 9741644
- Donegal@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinkdsl.ie
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://locallinkdsl.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +44 1586 555895
- info@kintyreexpress.com
- Website
- kintyreexpress.com
Ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €92
- Schedules at
- kintyreexpress.com
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- 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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