There are 11 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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 York
best- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
8h 20m€230–516Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoriabus Ukn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N380 / ...
18h 45m€77–138Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand Z to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 436 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain Tha
16h 24m€119–341Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
9h 44m€284–358Train to Newcastle, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NCL - DUS
6h 19m€120–275Train
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
8h 33m€247–512Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
10h 52m€160–280Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
6h 53m€97–316Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
7h 11m€140–297Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MME - DUS
8h 5m€85–503Train to Newcastle, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NCL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 51m€119–395
Middlesbrough to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Cologne is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €120 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Middlesbrough station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 11 and arriving at Köln via London Victoria and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Middlesbrough to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Middlesbrough and arriving at Koeln Hbf via York, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Cologne is 974 km.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Cologne without a car is to train via York which takes 8h 20m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Middlesbrough to Cologne, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Middlesbrough to Cologne train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Middlesbrough station.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Cologne is to train via York which takes 8h 20m and costs €230 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 45m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €550 and takes 8h 5m.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Middlesbrough to Koeln Hbf via York, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Köln via London Victoria and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 18h 45m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Stand Z to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Middlesbrough to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Middlesbrough. It is currently 6:36 AM in Middlesbrough and 7:36 AM in Cologne.
Middlesbrough to Cologne train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at York station.
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