There are 11 ways to get from Porto to Cologne by plane, towncar, bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), car, or bus (Ave)
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OPO - DUS
6h 9m€88–293Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane OPO - CGN
5h 27m€76–282Towncar, bus, train
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Bragançatowncar
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Bragança to Toursbus
- Take the train from Tours to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
24h 58m€385–610Train
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De Galiciatrain Ic
- Take the train from Redondela De Galicia to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
29h 19m€220–561Drive 2,009.1 km
- Drive from Porto to Colognecar 2,009.1 km
19h 25m€310–447Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OPO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 30m€117–352Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane OPO - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain
8h 21m€92–336Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane OPO - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 54m€105–312Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane OPO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
8h 51m€115–402Bus, train
- Take the bus from Porto - Casa da Música to Paris Dauphinebus Porto
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
29h 31m€138–373Bus
- Take the bus from Porto - Pólo Universitário to Central de Camionagem de Guimarãesbus 13 | Porto
- Take the bus from Guimaraes to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N1153
34h 40m€159–240
Porto to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Porto to Cologne is to fly which costs €75 - €290 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Porto to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €75 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Porto to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Porto Campanha and arriving at Köln Hbf via Redondela De Galicia, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 19m.
The distance between Porto and Cologne is 1684 km. The road distance is 2009.1 km.
The best way to get from Porto to Cologne without a car is to towncar and bus and train which takes 24h 58m and costs €380 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Porto to Cologne, including transfers.
Porto to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Porto Campanha station.
The best way to get from Porto to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €85 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €600 and takes 29h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €240 and takes 34h 40m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Porto. It is currently 6:37 AM in Porto and 7:37 AM in Cologne.
Porto to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Redondela De Galicia station.
What companies run services between Porto, Portugal and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, TUIfly, and five other airlines fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Porto Campanha to Köln Hbf via Redondela De Galicia, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 29h 19m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Tours to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De Galicia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Redondela De Galicia to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
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
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Bragança to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Porto - Casa da Música to Paris Dauphine
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Porto - Pólo Universitário to Central de Camionagem de Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +351 253 009 900
- Website
- avemobilidade.pt
Bus from Porto - Pólo Universitário to Central de Camionagem de Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- https://avemobilidade.pt/schedules
- On board ticket
- €4–7
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Guimaraes to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Bragança
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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