There are 14 ways to get from Llanelli to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
9h 44m€165–633Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNN280 / ...
20h 30m€62–114Train, bus
- Take the train from Llanelli to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln HbfIce / ...
18h 8m€84–230Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Llanelli to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
9h 10mTrain to Cardiff Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Llanelli to Bridgend
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)CWL - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
9h 32m€143–433Bus, train
- Take the bus from Swansea Bus Station Stand B to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Maastricht
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/DeutzRe
22h 28m€71–199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Llanelli to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
10h 19m€172–247Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
8h 41m€121–384Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LHR - CGN
7h 50m€144–503Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BHX - CGN
8h 20m€118–320Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BRS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
10h 24m€124–405Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
10h 6m€92–364Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
10h 32m€120–428Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Llanelli to Bridgend
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)CWL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
10h 9m€139–480
Llanelli to Cologne by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Llanelli to Cologne is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Llanelli to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €140 - €550.
No, there is no direct train from Llanelli to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Llanelli and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Swansea, Paddington, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 44m.
The distance between Llanelli and Cologne is 918 km.
The best way to get from Llanelli to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 9h 44m and costs €160 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Llanelli to Cologne, including transfers.
Llanelli to Cologne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Swansea station.
The best way to get from Llanelli to Cologne is to train which takes 9h 44m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 20h 30m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Llanelli. It is currently 8:06 PM in Llanelli and 9:06 PM in Cologne.
Llanelli to Cologne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Llanelli, Wales and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Llanelli to Koeln Hbf via Swansea, London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 20h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Llanelli to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–31
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Llanelli to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €24–29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 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
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Llanelli to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Llanelli to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €16–23
Train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-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
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Queensway Q1 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Swansea Bus Station Stand B to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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