There are 11 ways to get from Ostrava to Cologne by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
7h 29m€97–364Bus to Katowice International Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane KTW - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
10h 9m€63–335Train via Prague
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
13h 41m€159–667Bus
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Frankfurt central train stationbus N1310
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
14h 53mDrive 1,008.1 km
- Drive from Ostrava to Colognecar 1,008.1 km
9h 18m€154–222Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRK - DUS
7h 57m€93–317Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
7h 56m€116–411Bus to Katowice International Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane KTW - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 12mTrain to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
8h 19m€94–413Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
8h 13m€117–398Train
- Take the train from Ostrava hl.n. to Frankfurttrain Drf
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
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Ostrava to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ostrava to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €90 - €320 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ostrava to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €95 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostrava to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ostrava and arriving at Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Ostrava to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Schwandorf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 41m.
The distance between Ostrava and Cologne is 1051 km. The road distance is 1008.1 km.
The best way to get from Ostrava to Cologne without a car is to train via Prague which takes 13h 41m and costs €150 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Ostrava to Cologne, including transfers.
Ostrava to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ostrava station.
Ostrava to Cologne train services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Ostrava to Cologne is to train via Prague which takes 13h 41m and costs €150 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 53m.
What companies run services between Ostrava, Czechia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Schwandorf, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 13h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ostrava to Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 14h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava hl.n. to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ostrava to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ostrava to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Ostrava to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Ostrava to Cologne train services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ostrava to Cologne is 1008 km. It takes approximately 9h 18m to drive from Ostrava to Cologne.
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