There are 8 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
10h 35m€146–360Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AER - CGN
10h 19m€113–405Bus
- 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 23h€232–563Train, 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 23h€312–577Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AER - DUS
10h 40m€126–355Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane AER - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
13hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sochi to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain 360С
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Köln/Bonn Airportbus 909
3d 9h€205–327Train, 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€314–599
Sochi to Cologne by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sochi to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €140 - €360 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Sochi to Cologne is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs €110 - €410.
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 23h.
The distance between Sochi and Cologne is 2673 km.
The best way to get from Sochi to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs €230 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 35m 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 23h and costs €230 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €410 and takes 10h 19m.
Sochi to Cologne bus services, operated by Stavropol Bus Terminal, arrive at Tuapse station.
Cologne is 1h behind Sochi. It is currently 9:24 AM in Sochi and 8:24 AM in Cologne.
What companies run services between Sochi, Russia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Sochi Bus station to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Tuapse, Minsk Central Bus Station, Köln/Bonn Airport, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 2d 23h. Alternatively, IrAero, Corendon Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Belgrade, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- 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
- €130–231
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €130–150
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €231
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €440–490
Train from Sochi to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–245
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €140–160
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €245
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €460–550
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Sochi to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €280–390
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €70–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €90–130
Train from Sochi to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €240–330
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €60–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €75–110
- 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
- €28–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- 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
- €5–7
- 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
- €150–440
- 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
- €13–75
- 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
- €13–25
- 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
- €18
- 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
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
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