There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SYD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
26h 29m€526–1,277Fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SYD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
27h 8m€381–1,033Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SYD - CGN
28h 33m€425–1,323Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SYD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
29h 25m€539–1,293Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SYD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
29h 38m€444–1,153Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SYD - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
32h 17m€513–1,354Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SYD - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
31h 18m€466–1,258Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SYD - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
32h 54m€628–1,338
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €380 - €1100 and takes 27h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 26h 29m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between Sydney and Cologne is 16640 km.
It takes approximately 26h 29m to get from Sydney to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 10h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:14 PM in Sydney and 8:14 AM in Cologne.
There are 1765+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cologne, Germany?
Thai Airways International, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dubai, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Brussels Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Munich International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dubai, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Doha, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Dubai, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Frankfurt via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Munich International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,100
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–750
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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