There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane RUH - CGN
12h 12m€192–604Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane RUH - DUS
13h 37m€167–496Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RUH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain
11h 56m€170–649Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane RUH - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
15h 10mFly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane RUH - LUX
- Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
17h 17m€239–834
Riyadh (RUH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Cologne is to fly which costs €160 - €500 and takes 13h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 11h 56m and costs €170 - €650.
The distance between Riyadh and Cologne is 4482 km.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Riyadh to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h behind Riyadh. It is currently 3:57 PM in Riyadh and 2:57 PM in Cologne.
There are 617+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cologne, Germany?
Lufthansa, Saudia, and four other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Dortmund Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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