There are 11 ways to get from Portugal to Cologne by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car
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Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane OPO - CGN
5h 31m€61–254Bus, train via Bayonne
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bayonne Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
24h 7mTrain
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
- 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 Koeln Hbftrain
33h 5m€397–714Drive 2,193.9 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Colognecar 2,193.9 km
20h 49m€343–496Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OPO - DUS
6h 2m€91–336Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LIS - CGN
5h 32m€66–264Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LIS - DUS
6h 13m€86–296Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport 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€114–261Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Parisbus FlixBus N1193 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cologne Airport CGNbus N74 / ...
30h 15m€81–347Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
31h 57m€246–518Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
34h 41m€157–292
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Cologne is to fly which costs €65 - €270 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €60 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Portugal to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Porto Campanha, Redondela De Galicia, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 5m.
The distance between Portugal and Cologne is 1645 km. The road distance is 2193.9 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Cologne without a car is to bus and train via Bayonne which takes 24h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Portugal to Cologne, including transfers.
Portugal to Cologne train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia station.
The best way to get from Portugal to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €60 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €390 - €750 and takes 33h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €350 and takes 30h 15m.
Portugal to Cologne train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Porto Campanha station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to Cologne is 2194 km. It takes approximately 20h 49m to drive from Portugal to Cologne.
What companies run services between Portugal and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Koeln Hbf via Porto Campanha, Redondela De Galicia, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 33h 5m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €150–190
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
- 1st Class
- €210–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–270
- 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
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €110–160
- Comfort
- €130–190
- Premium
- €170–230
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €110–160
- Comfort
- €130–190
- Premium
- €170–230
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €55–80
- Comfort
- €65–90
- Premium
- €90–120
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- €12–14
- Regional - Single Ticket
- €20–26
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- €29–40
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- €35–55
- 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 Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bayonne Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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