There are 11 ways to get from Rhyl to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Rhyl to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
8h 16m€259–501Train to Liverpool, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rhyl to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LPL - DUS
7h 29m€73–319Train, bus
- Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
18h 34m€125–296Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rhyl to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
9h 45m€291–359Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
5h 58m€79–263Train via Chester
- Take the train from Rhyl to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
9h 10m€257–509Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rhyl to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
10h 53m€184–314Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
6h 19m€122–273Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 30m€140–336Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rhyl to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
7h 41m€122–325Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 20m€134–340
Rhyl to Cologne by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rhyl to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 5h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Rhyl to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Rhyl to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rhyl and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
The distance between Rhyl and Cologne is 926 km.
The best way to get from Rhyl to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 8h 16m and costs €250 - €500.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Rhyl to Cologne, including transfers.
Rhyl to Cologne train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Rhyl station.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Rhyl. It is currently 9:43 AM in Rhyl and 10:43 AM in Cologne.
Rhyl to Cologne train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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What companies run services between Rhyl, Wales and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Rhyl to Koeln Hbf via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 16m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Liverpool to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Liverpool to Düsseldorf International Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Liverpool to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rhyl to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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