There are 10 ways to get from Scunthorpe to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Doncaster to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
8h 1m€182–457Fly Humberside Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HUY - DUS
7h 23m€52–317Train, bus
- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbftrain 79
15h 28m€60–121Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Scunthorpe to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
8h 45mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus 152
- Take the bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNbus
20h 4m€72–130Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Scunthorpe to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
9h 57m€160–229Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
6h 46m€104–307Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
6h 16m€64–245Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
7h 14m€136–438Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Doncaster to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
7h 37m€106–409
Scunthorpe to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scunthorpe to Cologne is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Scunthorpe to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €60 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Scunthorpe to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Scunthorpe and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Doncaster, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
The distance between Scunthorpe and Cologne is 878 km.
The best way to get from Scunthorpe to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €180 - €460.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Scunthorpe to Cologne, including transfers.
Scunthorpe to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Doncaster station.
The best way to get from Scunthorpe to Cologne is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €180 - €460. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €50 - €320 and takes 7h 23m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 20h 4m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Scunthorpe. It is currently 7:30 AM in Scunthorpe and 8:30 AM in Cologne.
Scunthorpe to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Scunthorpe, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Scunthorpe to Koeln Hbf via Doncaster, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 1m. Alternatively, KLM flies from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Humberside Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €95–140
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- €35–55
- Anytime Day Single
- €45–65
- Super Off-Peak Single
- €70–95
- Off-Peak Single
- €80–95
- Anytime Single
- €85–110
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47–52
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- €100–150
- Advanced Single
- €47–52
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- €50–130
- Advanced Single
- €26–29
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €85–120
- Comfort
- €100–140
- Premium
- €130–170
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €55–80
- Comfort
- €65–90
- Premium
- €90–120
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14–20
- 1st Class
- €28–35
Train from Scunthorpe to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €9–12
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €29–45
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €80–110
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–310
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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