There are 7 ways to get from Sochi to Cologne by plane, train, or bus
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 Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
9h 57m€145–413Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AER - CGN
9h 58m€102–375Train, bus via Babruysk
- Take the train from Sochi to Bobruisktrain
- Take the bus from Babruysk Bus station to Poznańbus
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
2d 22h€316–874Bus
- Take the bus from Sochi Bus station to Tuapsebus
- Take the bus from Tuapse to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Köln/Bonn Airportbus
2d 22h€217–579Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AER - DUS
10h 13m€166–422Train, bus
- Take the train from Sochi to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain 360С
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Köln/Bonn Airportbus 909
3d 8h€191–313Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Sochi to Minsk Pastrain
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotisbus
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
3d 11h€312–615
Sochi to Cologne by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sochi to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €140 - €420 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sochi to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 9h 57m and costs €140 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Sochi station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Sochi Bus station and arriving at Köln/Bonn Airport via Tuapse and Minsk Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Sochi and Cologne is 2673 km.
The best way to get from Sochi to Cologne without a car is to train and bus via Babruysk which takes 2 days 22h and costs €310 - €900.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Sochi to Cologne, including transfers.
Sochi to Cologne bus services, operated by Stavropol Bus Terminal, depart from Sochi Bus station.
The best way to get from Sochi to Cologne is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs €210 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €380 and takes 9h 58m.
Sochi to Cologne bus services, operated by Stavropol Bus Terminal, arrive at Tuapse station.
Cologne is 1h behind Sochi. It is currently 8:58 PM in Sochi and 7:58 PM in Cologne.
What companies run services between Sochi, Russia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Sochi Bus station to Koeln Hbf via Tuapse, Minsk Central Bus Station, Köln/Bonn Airport, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 2d 22h. Alternatively, IrAero, SunExpress, and seven other airlines fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–460
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–460
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- freebirdairlines.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Sochi to Bobruisk
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–218
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €120–150
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €218
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €410–470
Train from Sochi to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–231
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €130–150
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €231
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €430–490
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Sochi to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €260–370
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €65–90
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €85–130
Train from Sochi to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €220–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €55–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €70–110
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Sochi Bus station to Tuapse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Köln/Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–450
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Köln/Bonn Airport
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- info@eurolines.lt
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–60
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
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