There are 11 ways to get from Pilsen to Cologne by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Plzeň to Frankfurt central train stationbus 084
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 79 / ...
8h 6m€61–161Train
- Take the train from Plzen-Jizni Predmesti to Chebtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice / ...
9h 10m€109–333Drive 597.2 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Colognecar 597.2 km
4h 58m€93–134Bus 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 21m€82–218Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 8mBus
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
15h 34mBus 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 36mTrain 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 51m€153–346Train 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 20m€161–364Bus 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(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train
7h 19m€102–321Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PRG - CGN
4h 52m€79–210
Pilsen to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €60 - €170 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €75 - €210.
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-Jizni Predmesti and arriving at Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Cheb and Nuernberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
The distance between Pilsen and Cologne is 601 km. The road distance is 597.2 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 6m and costs €60 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h 6m 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 České dráhy (ČD), depart from Plzen-Jizni Predmesti station.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Cologne is to train which takes 9h 10m and costs €100 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs and takes 8h 8m.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Plzen-Jizni Predmesti to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Cheb and Nuernberg Hbf in around 9h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- 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
- €50–280
- 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
- €70–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Plzen-Jizni Predmesti to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cheb to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Plzeň to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
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
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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 České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Cheb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Cologne is 597 km. It takes approximately 4h 58m to drive from Pilsen to Cologne.
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