There are 4 ways to get from Raleigh to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)RDU - CGN
15h 53m€274–1,119Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)RDU - DUS
14h 14m€266–1,033Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Frankfurt (FRA)RDU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
12h 1m€501–1,577Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Brussels Airport (BRU)RDU - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
15h 44m€438–782
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €430 - €800 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 12h 1m and costs €500 - €1600.
The distance between Raleigh and Cologne is 6774 km.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Raleigh to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 4:59 AM in Raleigh and 10:59 AM in Cologne.
There are 1751+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Cologne, Germany?
American Airlines, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Philadelphia, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Philadelphia, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Philadelphia, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Brussels Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- 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
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