There are 10 ways to get from Tallinn to Cologne by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TLL - DUS
5h 46m€91–276Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TLL - CGN
7h 5m€66–314Bus, train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
28h 12m€199–298Drive 1,991.6 km
- Drive from Tallinn to Colognecar 1,991.6 km
21h 59m€310–448Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 15m€115–265Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HEL - DUS
8h 33mFly Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane TLL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 53m€129–241Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
31h 35m€184–272Bus
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riiabus El14 / ...
- Take the bus from Rīga to Kölnbus 846421
36h 55m€81–134Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Prahabus 000318
- Take the bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
47h 29m
Tallinn to Cologne by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Cologne is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 36h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Tallinna bussijaam and arriving at Köln via Rīga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 55m.
The distance between Tallinn and Cologne is 1500 km. The road distance is 1991.6 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Cologne without a car is to bus and train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 28h 12m and costs €190 - €300.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Tallinn to Cologne, including transfers.
Tallinn to Cologne bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Tallinna bussijaam station.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 36h 55m.
Tallinn to Cologne bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Riia station.
Cologne is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 5:54 PM in Tallinn and 4:54 PM in Cologne.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Köln via Rīga in around 36h 55m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīga to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Praha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Website
- highwayriders.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- highwayriders.eu
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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