There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PHL - DUS
12h 59m€332–873Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EWR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
12h 21m€239–480Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PHL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
11h 45m€473–1,173Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PHL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
13h 35m€390–1,049Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane JFK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
13h 11m€243–1,013Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane EWR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
13h 39m€321–835Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PHL - CGN
13h 51m€385–810
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €230 - €480 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 11h 45m and costs €470 - €1200.
The distance between Philadelphia and Cologne is 6229 km.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Philadelphia to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:20 AM in Philadelphia and 8:20 AM in Cologne.
There are 615+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Cologne, Germany?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–330
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–290
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–290
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–330
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–330
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–310
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- 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
- €250–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–370
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €9–190
- Business Class
- €50–230
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
- 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
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- 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
- €18–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €18–400
- First Class
- €110–550
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