There are 9 ways to get from Monaco to Cologne by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)NCE - CGN
4h 53m€75–260Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)NCE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
5h 28m€73–283Train via Paris
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln HbfTha
12h€117–398Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Frankfurt central train stationN508
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNN280 / ...
21h 51m€77–156Drive 1,123 km
- Drive from Monaco to Cologne1,123 km
10h 31m€202–292Fly Monaco to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MCM - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
3h 51m€85–324Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)NCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
5h 34m€126–350Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse VilleTgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43 / ...
14h 55m€175–461Bus via Port Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Main Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Cologne - Airport Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
23h 34m€79–138
Monaco to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monaco to Cologne is to bus via Port Lympia which costs €75 - €140 and takes 23h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Monaco to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 3h 51m and costs €85 - €330.
No, there is no direct train from Monaco to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Monaco-Monte-Carlo and arriving at Köln Hbf via Nice Ville, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
The distance between Monaco and Cologne is 842 km. The road distance is 1123 km.
The best way to get from Monaco to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h and costs €110 - €400.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Monaco to Cologne, including transfers.
Monaco to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Monaco to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €110 - €400 and takes 12h, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €160 and takes 21h 51m.
Monaco to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Monaco to Cologne is 1123 km. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Monaco to Cologne.
What companies run services between Monaco and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to Köln Hbf via Nice Ville, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 12h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Monaco to Düsseldorf International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Monaco to Düsseldorf International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Cologne - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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