There are 6 ways to get from Riyadh to Cologne by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane RUH - CGN
12h 37m€194–619Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RUH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
14h 34m€170–565Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane RUH - DUS
12h 43m€177–588Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RUH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
12h€290–514Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane RUH - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
14h 48mFly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane RUH - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
16h 40m€272–800
Riyadh (RUH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €170 - €600 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 12h and costs €290 - €550.
The distance between Riyadh and Cologne is 4482 km.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Riyadh to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 3:31 AM in Riyadh and 1:31 AM in Cologne.
There are 1827+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cologne, Germany?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Dortmund Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Riyadh to Eindhoven Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Eindhoven Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Eindhoven Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Eindhoven Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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