There are 9 ways to get from Málaga to Cologne by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)AGP - CGN
5h 21m€66–229Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
17h 55m€148–676Bus, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Cordoba
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln HbfTha
30h 23mDrive 2,224.7 km
- Drive from Málaga to Cologne2,224.7 km
21h 56m€347–501Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)AGP - DUS
6h 10m€76–296Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)AGP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
8h 30m€79–498Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)AGP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
7h 58m€95–302Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
18h 48m€177–559Bus
- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Montpellier SabinesUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Cologne Airport CGNFlixBus N710
34h 35m€132–208
Málaga to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Cologne is to fly which costs €65 - €230 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €65 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 55m.
The distance between Málaga and Cologne is 1852 km. The road distance is 2224.7 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Cologne without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 17h 55m and costs €140 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Málaga to Cologne, including transfers.
Málaga to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €65 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs €140 - €700 and takes 17h 55m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €210 and takes 34h 35m.
Málaga to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Cologne is 2225 km. It takes approximately 21h 56m to drive from Málaga to Cologne.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and Swiss fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Koeln Hbf via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 17h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Montpellier Sabines
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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