There are 13 ways to get from Romania to Cologne by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car 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 Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TSR - CGN
6h 14m€78–288Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Re9 / ...
18h 13m€36–65Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41
30h 19m€230–452Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
29h 1m€245–481Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane OTP - CGN
5h 58m€58–208Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OTP - DUS
6h 21m€83–210Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane TSR - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 59mFly Cluj-Napoca to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane CLJ - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 5mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane OTP - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 43mBus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
24h 22m€140Bus via Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Kölnbus
34h 35mDrive 1,932.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Colognecar 1,932.7 km
18h 39m€276–399Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
20h 41m€304–1,297
Romania to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €35 - €65 and takes 18h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €55 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Köln Hauptbahnhof via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Romania to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf and Aschaffenburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 19m.
The distance between Romania and Cologne is 1216 km. The road distance is 1932.7 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 13m and costs €35 - €65.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Romania to Cologne, including transfers.
Romania to Cologne bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Romania to Cologne train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Romania to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €75 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €460 and takes 30h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €140 and takes 24h 22m.
What companies run services between Romania and Cologne, Germany?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, and Aschaffenburg Hbf in around 30h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–300
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €139
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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Romania to Cologne bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Köln Hauptbahnhof station.
Cologne is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 5:46 PM in Romania and 4:46 PM in Cologne.
Romania to Cologne train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Romania to Cologne is 1933 km. It takes approximately 18h 39m to drive from Romania to Cologne.
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