There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Cologne by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane YOW - DUS
12h 48m€508–883Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane YUL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
13h 26m€368–1,106Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane YUL - DUS
13h 55m€401–1,047Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane YOW - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
15h 19m€445–992Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane YUL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
12h 36m€436–1,082Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane YUL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
14h 20m€424–1,054
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €400 - €1100 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 12h 36m and costs €430 - €1100.
The distance between Ottawa and Cologne is 5868 km.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Ottawa to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 7:06 PM in Ottawa and 1:06 AM in Cologne.
There are 1848+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Cologne, Germany?
Air France, Air Canada, and Eurowings fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–650
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- €24–75
- Business
- €50–140
- Business Plus
- €60–150
- Economy
- €27–80
- Economy Plus
- €30–90
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- €24–75
- Business
- €50–140
- Business Plus
- €60–150
- Economy
- €27–80
- Economy Plus
- €30–90
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- €24–75
- Business
- €50–140
- Business Plus
- €60–150
- Economy
- €27–80
- Economy Plus
- €30–90
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- €24–75
- Business
- €50–140
- Business Plus
- €60–150
- Economy
- €27–80
- Economy Plus
- €30–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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