There are 11 ways to get from Slough to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- 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
6h 29m€154–327Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNbus N870 / ...
15h 26m€45–78Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Slough to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
6h 22mFly London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 57m€73–189Train via Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain Eurostar
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
7h 12m€88–255Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Slough to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
7h 36m€95–158Fly London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LHR - CGN
4h 19m€78–233Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Slough to Farringdon Withouttrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LGW - CGN
5h 11m€112–416Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Slough to Liverpool Street Stationtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
5h 30m€69–233Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Slough to Farringdon Withouttrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LGW - DUS
6h€87–269Fly London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LHR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 37m€104–278
Slough to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slough to Cologne is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Slough to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Slough to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Slough and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Farringdon, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 29m.
The distance between Slough and Cologne is 628 km.
The best way to get from Slough to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 6h 29m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Slough to Cologne, including transfers.
Slough to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from Slough to Cologne is to train which takes 6h 29m and costs €150 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 15h 26m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €240 and takes 4h 19m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Slough. It is currently 4:15 AM in Slough and 5:15 AM in Cologne.
Slough to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
What companies run services between Slough, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Slough to Koeln Hbf via Farringdon Without, Farringdon, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 29m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN twice daily. Tickets cost €40–70 and the journey takes 12h 45m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Slough to Farringdon Without
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Slough to Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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
- €7–20
- 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
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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