There are 8 ways to get from Menton to Cologne by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NCE - CGN
5h 18m€77–277Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NCE - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 6m€67–240Train via Paris
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
12h 9m€294–631Bus via Basel
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
19h 10mDrive 1,111.6 km
- Drive from Menton to Colognecar 1,111.6 km
10h 35m€173–249Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 23m€129–331Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
15h 7m€272–534Bus
- Take the bus from Sanremo to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N508
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus 007 / ...
20h 16m€77–141
Menton to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Menton to Cologne is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Menton to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Menton to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Menton and arriving at Köln Hbf via Nice Ville, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 9m.
The distance between Menton and Cologne is 851 km. The road distance is 1111.6 km.
The best way to get from Menton to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 9m and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Menton to Cologne, including transfers.
Menton to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Menton to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €75 - €280. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €290 - €650 and takes 12h 9m, you could also bus via Basel, which costs and takes 19h 10m.
Menton to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Menton to Cologne is 1112 km. It takes approximately 10h 35m to drive from Menton to Cologne.
What companies run services between Menton, France and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Menton to Köln Hbf via Nice Ville, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 12h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sanremo to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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