There are 12 ways to get from Moscow to Cologne by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SVO - DUS
11h 4m€169–619Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Kölnbus 846421
2d 4h€76–189Train
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the train from Terespol to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Hbftrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
30h 58m€244–475Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus
35h 18mDrive 2,355.3 km
- Drive from Moscow to Colognecar 2,355.3 km
23h 17m€329–474Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VKO - CGN
11h 57m€235–775Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SVO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
10h 48m€155–545Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VKO - DUS
12h 3m€235–767Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SVO - CGN
11h 13m€169–627Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SVO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
13h 21m€192–745Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elblągbus 802 / ...
- Take the train from Elblag to Tczewtrain R
- Take the train from Tczew to Berlin Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
36h 45m€182–397Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain 029Ч / ...
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Köln/Bonn Airportbus 909
41h 39m€175–281
Moscow to Cologne by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Cologne is to bus which costs €75 - €190 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 10h 48m and costs €150 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Minsk Central Bus Station and Masurenallee - Berlin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 18m.
The distance between Moscow and Cologne is 2143 km. The road distance is 2355.3 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 30h 58m and costs €240 - €480.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Moscow to Cologne, including transfers.
Moscow to Cologne bus services, operated by Eurotrans, depart from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Cologne is to fly which takes 11h 4m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €480 and takes 30h 58m, you could also bus via Berlin, which costs and takes 35h 18m.
Moscow to Cologne bus services, operated by Eurotrans, arrive at Minsk Central Bus Station.
Cologne is 2h behind Moscow. It is currently 10:25 AM in Moscow and 8:25 AM in Cologne.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Cologne, Germany?
Air Serbia, Southwind Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Köln Hbf via Brest C, Brest Bus station, Terespol, Terespol, Poznan Glowny, Berlin Hbf, and Hagen Hbf in around 30h 58m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Cologne Bonn Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Cologne Bonn Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Cologne Bonn Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Düsseldorf International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Belgrade, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Cologne Bonn Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,900
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Belgrade, Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Frankfurt via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Belgrade, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €50–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €80–100
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €140–200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €75–110
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–60
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Terespol to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €89
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Elblag to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Tczew to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
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
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–70
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Elblag to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Website
- eurotrans.by
Bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elbląg
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Köln/Bonn Airport
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīga to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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