There are 7 ways to get from Minneapolis to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MSP - DUS
12h 59m€417–1,027Fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MSP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
12h 20m€362–1,077Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MSP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
13h 51m€450–1,302Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MSP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Köln Hbftrain
14h 44m€537–1,027Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MSP - LUX
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
17h 33m€639–1,186Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MSP - CGN
15h 58m€404–909Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MSP - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
17h 39m€555–1,432
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Cologne is to fly which costs €400 - €950 and takes 15h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 12h 20m and costs €360 - €1100.
The distance between Minneapolis and Cologne is 6924 km.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Minneapolis to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 7h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 3:31 PM in Minneapolis and 10:31 PM in Cologne.
There are 1808+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Cologne, Germany?
KLM, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Luxembourg via Dublin, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Dublin, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Luxembourg via Dublin, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Dublin, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Luxembourg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Copenhagen, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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