There are 6 ways to get from Purmerend to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
3h 56m€33–70Train via Amsterdam Centraal
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
4h 40m€32–70Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
5h 32mDrive 268.2 km
- Drive from Purmerend to Colognecar 268.2 km
2h 47m€48–69Fly, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AMS - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
3h 26m€132–328Train via Venlo
- Take the train from Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain S11
4h 56m€37–74
Purmerend to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Purmerend to Cologne is to train via Amsterdam Centraal which costs €30 - €70 and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Purmerend to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 47m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Purmerend to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Purmerend, Rozenstraat and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Amsterdam Centraal Station and Südviertel, Essen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 32m.
The distance between Purmerend and Cologne is 275 km. The road distance is 268.2 km.
The best way to get from Purmerend to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 3h 56m and costs €30 - €70.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Purmerend to Cologne, including transfers.
Purmerend to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Amsterdam Centraal Station.
The best way to get from Purmerend to Cologne is to train which takes 3h 56m and costs €30 - €70. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 32m.
Purmerend to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Purmerend to Cologne is 268 km. It takes approximately 2h 47m to drive from Purmerend to Cologne.
What companies run services between Purmerend, Netherlands and Cologne, Germany?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €28–65 and the journey takes 2h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Purmerend, Rozenstraat to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Amsterdam, Centraal Station, Amsterdam Centraal Station, Essen Hbf, and Südviertel, Essen in around 5h 32m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Neuss Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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