There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)PHL - CGN
13h 11m€263–974Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Frankfurt (FRA)EWR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
11h 37m€207–736Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)PHL - DUS
13h€369–616Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Frankfurt (FRA)PHL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
11h 21m€377–1,032Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)PHL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
13h 30m€380–1,044Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA)JFK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
12h 40m€221–1,062Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)EWR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
13h 24m€287–1,021
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €200 - €750 and takes 11h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 11h 21m and costs €370 - €1100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Cologne is 6237 km.
It takes approximately 13h 11m to get from Philadelphia to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 3:26 AM in Philadelphia and 9:26 AM in Cologne.
There are 1760+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Cologne, Germany?
American Airlines, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–480
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–410
- 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
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €9–190
- Business Class
- €45–220
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €10–200
- Business Class
- €50–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- €15–25
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- €8–55
- Business - advance purchase
- €11–80
- Business Class
- €20–150
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €17–390
- First Class
- €110–550
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