There are 13 ways to get from Pilsen to Cologne by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Nuremberg
best- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Nürnbergbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
6h 11mDrive 596.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Pilsen to Colognecar 596.9 km
5h€91–131Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus RegioJet 540
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 8mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 14mTrain
- Take the train from Plzen 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 / ...
7h 42mTrain via Cheb
- Take the train from Plzen-Jizni Predmesti to Chebtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
7h 55mBus, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Frankfurt central train stationbus 084
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
8h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
15h 34mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
6h 37mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
5h 36mBus to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Dresdenbus
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
5h 51mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
7h 20mBus to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Nürnbergbus
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NUE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 30m
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Cologne is to drive which costs €90 - €130 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h and costs €90 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Pilsen to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Schwandorf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 42m.
The distance between Pilsen and Cologne is 599 km. The road distance is 596.9 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Cologne without a car is to bus and train via Nuremberg which takes 6h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Pilsen to Cologne, including transfers.
Pilsen to Cologne bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Pilsen Central Bus Station.
Pilsen to Cologne train services, operated by Čd, depart from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Cologne is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 8m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 7h 42m.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 8h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Schwandorf and Nürnberg Hbf in around 7h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
Train from Plzen-Jizni Predmesti to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
Train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cd.cz
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Plzeň to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Pilsen to Cologne bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Frankfurt Central Train Station.
Pilsen to Cologne train services, operated by Čd, arrive at Schwandorf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Cologne is 597 km. It takes approximately 5h to drive from Pilsen to Cologne.
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