There are 7 ways to get from Malta to Cologne by plane, busferry, bus, or train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MLA - CGN
3h 23m€104–257Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Cataniabus
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
42h 51mFly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MLA - DUS
3h 51m€112–247Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MLA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 2m€142–376Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MLA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 47m€134–441Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the busferry from Scicli to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2bus
2d 10hBus and ferry, bus via Tirana
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the busferry from Scicli to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Cologne Bonn Airportbus
2d 17h
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Cologne is to fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 3h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Cologne is to fly which takes 3h 23m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Malta to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar and arriving at Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 via Valletta, Scicli and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Malta and Cologne is 1792 km.
The best way to get from Malta to Cologne without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 42h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Malta to Cologne, including transfers.
Malta to Cologne bus services, operated by Virtu Ferries Ltd, depart from Valletta station.
Malta to Cologne bus services, operated by Virtu Ferries Ltd, arrive at Pozzallo station.
There are 1830+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Malta and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Malta International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–600
Flights from Malta International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Malta International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Malta International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Frankfurt via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Malta International Airport to Brussels Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Scicli to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Scicli to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Durrës to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
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