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 17m€174–406Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane RUH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
12h 36m€154–448Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RUH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
10h 58m€262–449Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane RUH - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
14h 24mFly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RUH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
13h 44m€200–552Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane RUH - LUX
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain
17h 28m€208–693
Riyadh (RUH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Cologne is to fly which costs €170 - €410 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 10h 58m and costs €260 - €450.
The distance between Riyadh and Cologne is 4482 km.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Riyadh to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h behind Riyadh. It is currently 8:42 PM in Riyadh and 7:42 PM in Cologne.
There are 1848+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cologne, Germany?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, and four 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
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Riyadh to Dortmund Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Riyadh to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Riyadh to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Riyadh to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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