There are 13 ways to get from Macedonia to Cologne by car, train, plane, bus, or car train
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Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SKG - CGN
8h 34m€97–349Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SOF - CGN
9h 58m€45–237Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Miravtsicar
- Take the train from Miravtsi to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
27h 3mDrive 2,030.9 km
- Drive from Macedonia to Colognecar 2,030.9 km
18h 29m€283–409Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SKG - DUS
9h 20m€77–281Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SKG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
9h 39m€123–347Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
11h 13m€101–285Drive, train to Skopje International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Miravtsicar
- Take the train from Miravtsi to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SKP - CGN
12h 7m€103–384Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
27h 48m€123–307Drive, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Strumicacar
- Take the bus from Strumica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Colognebus
28h 25mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain 5612 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminalbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3631 / ...
33h 59m€84–147Bus, train
- Take the bus from Petrich to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 49 / ...
35h 41mDrive, car train
- Drive from Macedonia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
18h 38m€295–1,283
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €80 - €150 and takes 33h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Cologne is to drive and train and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs €95 - €350.
The distance between Macedonia and Cologne is 1874 km. The road distance is 2030.9 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Cologne without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 27h 48m and costs €120 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Macedonia to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h behind Macedonia. It is currently 3:56 AM in Macedonia and 2:56 AM in Cologne.
Yes, the driving distance between Macedonia to Cologne is 2031 km. It takes approximately 18h 29m to drive from Macedonia to Cologne.
There are 1780+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Cologne, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Macedonia to Cologne. However, you can drive to Rodopolis, take the train to Thessaloniki, walk to Thessaloniki Zografou, take the bus to Thessaloniki Airport, walk to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), walk to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, then take the train to Köln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Miravtsi, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Mannheim, ZOB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 27h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Miravtsi to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–9
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Strumica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €83
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- chona@abv.bg
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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