There are 5 ways to get from Milwaukee to Cologne by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ORD - DUS
15h€224–696Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ORD - CGN
14h 54m€244–854Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MKE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
15h 26m€343–1,332Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
13h 34m€281–487Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ORD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
14h 52m€318–757
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Cologne is to bus and fly and train which costs €280 - €490 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Cologne is to bus and fly and train which takes 13h 34m and costs €280 - €490.
The distance between Milwaukee and Cologne is 6971 km.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Milwaukee to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 7h ahead of Milwaukee. It is currently 4:34 PM in Milwaukee and 11:34 PM in Cologne.
There are 1794+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Cologne, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Milwaukee to Cologne. However, you can take the bus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), walk to D-Flughafen Terminal S, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, then take the train to Koeln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take the bus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), walk to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, then take the train to Köln Hbf.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–32
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
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