There are 8 ways to get from Melun to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Melun to Paris Gare de Lyontrain R
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Thalys
5h 20m€51–228Bus
- Take the bus from Pompidou to Gare de Torcybus 7718
- Take the bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Leverkusenbus N179
12h 51mDrive 475.9 km
- Drive from Melun to Colognecar 475.9 km
5h 43m€73–105Line 3603 bus, train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Ecole de Gendarmerie to Gare de Melunbus
- Take the train from Melun to Paris Gare de Lyontrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 5mTrain
- Take the train from Le Mée to Paris Nordtrain D
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
6h 7m€53–227Train, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Melun to Paris Gare de Lyontrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CDG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 47m€131–358Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Melun to Paris Gare de Lyontrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CDG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 32m€106–298Train, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Melun to Paris Gare de Lyontrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CDG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
8h 44m€151–453
Melun to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melun to Cologne is to drive which costs €70 - €110 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melun to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 5h 20m and costs €50 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Melun to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Pompidou and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Gare de Torcy, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
The distance between Melun and Cologne is 577 km. The road distance is 475.9 km.
The best way to get from Melun to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 5h 20m and costs €50 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Melun to Cologne, including transfers.
Melun to Cologne bus services, operated by Meaux et Ourcq, depart from Pompidou station.
The best way to get from Melun to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 5h 20m and costs €50 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 51m.
Melun to Cologne bus services, operated by Meaux et Ourcq, arrive at Gare de Torcy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melun to Cologne is 476 km. It takes approximately 5h 43m to drive from Melun to Cologne.
What companies run services between Melun, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Gare de Melun to Koeln Hbf via Gare de Melun, Melun, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 5h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pompidou to Köln Heumarkt via Gare de Torcy, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–450
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–470
- Phone
- +33 7 75 09 75 75
- Website
- transilien.com
Train from Melun to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.transilien.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Melun to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Rail 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Le Mée to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- Rail 1st Class
- €12–17
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 47 53 28 00
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Pompidou to Gare de Torcy
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 1 47 53 28 00
- contact@voyageurs.iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Ecole de Gendarmerie to Gare de Melun
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
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