There are 5 ways to get from Sylt-Ost to Cologne by plane or train
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Fly Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GWT - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
3h 1m€85–332Train
cheapest- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbf39
9h 4m€35–140Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Keitum to Hamburg-AltonaRe6 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf43 / ...
8h 57m€83–176Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Keitum to Hamburg-Altona
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HAM - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
7h 18m€128–343Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Keitum to Hamburg-Altona
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
7h 45m€129–300
Sylt-Ost to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sylt-Ost to Cologne is to train which costs €35 - €140 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sylt-Ost to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 3h 1m and costs €85 - €340.
The distance between Sylt-Ost and Cologne is 476 km.
The best way to get from Sylt-Ost to Cologne without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 8h 57m and costs €80 - €180.
It takes approximately 3h 1m to get from Sylt-Ost to Cologne, including transfers.
There are 1739+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Sylt-Ost, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Archsum to Köln Hbf via Keitum Bahnhof, Keitum, and Hamburg-Altona in around 8h 57m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Keitum to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
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