There are 10 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)plane NCE - CGN
5h 9m€81–279Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus 007 / ...
23h 28m€68–237Train via Paris
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
11h 55m€102–358Bus via Basel
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N508
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
19h 28mDrive 1,123 km
- Drive from Monaco to Colognecar 1,123 km
10h 37m€197–285Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NCE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 50m€76–271Fly Monaco to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MCM - DUS
4h€82–309Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport 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 4m€123–322Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane NCE - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 42m€90–252Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
14h 53m€170–501
Monaco to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monaco to Cologne is to bus which costs €65 - €240 and takes 23h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Monaco to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h and costs €80 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Monaco to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Place d Armes and arriving at Köln via Aeroport Terminal 2, Nice Airport and Basel, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 28m.
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 11h 55m.
The distance between Monaco and Cologne is 843 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 11h 55m and costs €100 - €360.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Monaco to Cologne, including transfers.
Monaco to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
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 5h 9m and costs €80 - €280. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €100 - €360 and takes 11h 55m, you could also bus via Basel, which costs and takes 19h 28m.
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) once 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 11h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Monaco to Düsseldorf International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 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, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- 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
- €40–150
- 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
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Monaco to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
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 37m to drive from Monaco to Cologne.
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