There are 8 ways to get from Montpellier to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train (TGV), or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln HbfTha
8h 11m€101–393Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf43 / ...
15h 50m€78–240Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Cologne Airport CGNFlixBus N710
14h 5m€81–115Drive 993.9 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Cologne993.9 km
9h 47m€152–219Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MPL - DUS
7h 39m€160–388Train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to LuxembourgTgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, HauptbahnhofRe / ...
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kall Bf
- Take the train from Kall Bf to Köln Süd Bf
13h 13m€132–342Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
6h 36m€123–349Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)MPL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
8h 13m€170–431
Montpellier to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Cologne is to bus which costs €80 - €120 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch and arriving at Köln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 11m.
The distance between Montpellier and Cologne is 1268 km. The road distance is 993.9 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Cologne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 11m and costs €100 - €400.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Montpellier to Cologne, including transfers.
Montpellier to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Cologne is to train via Paris which takes 8h 11m and costs €100 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €120 and takes 14h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €160 - €390 and takes 7h 39m.
Montpellier to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Cologne is 994 km. It takes approximately 9h 47m to drive from Montpellier to Cologne.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Köln Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 8h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Montpellier to Cologne Airport CGN once daily. Tickets cost €75–110 and the journey takes 13h 50m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kall Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kall Bf to Köln Süd Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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