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How to get fromRosslare Harbour to Cologneby train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Rosslare Harbour to Cologne by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Tara Streettrain
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeDUB - CGN
    7h 43m
    €94–229

  2. Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Tara Streettrain
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeDUB - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h
    €92–285

  3. Ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguardferry
    2. Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Centraltrain
    3. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    4. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
    5. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    6. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain79
    17h 26m
    €216–743

  4. Ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguardferry
    2. Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Newport (S Wales)train
    3. Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to London Victoriabus
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNbus
    25h 42m
    €152–279

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
    2. Drive from Dunkirk to Colognecar
    27h 50m
    €237–535

  6. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Tara Streettrain
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeDUB - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    8h 35m
    €101–322

  7. Train, fly to Eindhoven Airport

    1. Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Tara Streettrain
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)planeDUB - EIN
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain
    10h 23m
    €127–318

  8. Train, fly to Brussels Airport

    1. Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Tara Streettrain
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeDUB - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
    10h 4m
    €93–292

  9. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
    2. Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
    3. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-CentraltrainIc / ...
    4. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Koeln HbftrainIce
    31h 8m
    €241–568

  10. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
    2. Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
    3. Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Leverkusenbus280
    32h 57m
    €220–537

Rosslare Harbour to Cologne by ferry, train, and foot

Calendar13Weekly Services
Duration17h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket€216Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Rosslare Harbour, IE-WX, Ireland and Cologne, Germany?

There is no direct connection from Rosslare Harbour to Cologne. However, you can take the train to Tara Street, walk to Custom House Quay, take the line 782 bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), walk to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, then take the train to Köln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Köln Hbf via Fishguard, Fishguard Harbour, Cardiff Central, Birmingham New Street, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, and Bruxelles Midi in around 17h 26m.

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