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How to get fromMelbourne to Cologneby plane or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Cologne by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MEL - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    26h 15m
    €525–1,274

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MEL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    25h 40m
    €390–1,030

  3. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MEL - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    27h 41m
    €488–990

  4. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MEL - CGN
    26h 58m
    €424–1,320

  5. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane MEL - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train
    30h 23m
    €687–2,074

  6. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MEL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    29h 4m
    €473–1,250

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane MEL - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    29h 40m
    €455–1,355

  8. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MEL - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train
    30h 52m
    €502–1,254

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration24h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€389Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cologne, Germany?

Etihad, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) every 4 hours.

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