There are 9 ways to get from Letterkenny to Cologne by bus, plane, train, or car ferry
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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 14m€100–286Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Letterkenny LYIT to Dublin Airport32
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
3d 10h€90–427Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Letterkenny LYIT 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 Köln Hbf35 / ...
40h 18m€255–613Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Letterkenny LYIT to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)DUB - CGN
7h 58m€95–233Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Letterkenny LYIT to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)DUB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
8h 14m€93–289Fly City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LDY - CGN
8h 24m€95–363Fly City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LDY - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
8h 30m€118–439Bus to Donegal Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Croithlí
- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)CFN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
11h€90–384Bus, train
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 1932
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Liege
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln HbfIce / ...
3d 13h€103–406
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 €95 - €240 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Letterkenny to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €100 - €290.
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 18m and costs €250 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Letterkenny to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Letterkenny to Cologne is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs €90 - €430. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €370 and takes 8h 24m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Letterkenny. It is currently 3:40 PM in Letterkenny and 4:40 PM in Cologne.
There are 1744+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Letterkenny, Ireland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Letterkenny LYIT to Köln via Dublin Airport, Dublin Airport Zone 11, Lanesborough Park, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Rădăuţi in around 3d 10h. Alternatively, Loganair, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Donegal Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- 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
- €60–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Glasgow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €20–35
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €28–40
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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 LYIT 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
Bus from Letterkenny LYIT to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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 Airport Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
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Contact Details
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- 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
- 074 9135201
- info@johnmcginley.com
- Website
- johnmcginley.com
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
- +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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Liege
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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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