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There are 13 ways to get from Tallinn to Cologne by plane, bus, train, car ferry, night train, car, ferry, or car train

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  1. Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeTLL - CGN
    8h 28m
    €91–319

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus StationbusLux Express 14 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Rīga to Kölnbus846421
    38h 5m
    €64–125

  3. Bus, train via Warsaw

    1. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzepintrain95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Berlin Hbftrain95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain19 / ...
    5. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain19 / ...
    26h 51m
    €181–353

  4. Car ferry, night train, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Tallinn to Stockholmcarferry
    2. Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain305
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    34h 43m
    €199–550

  5. Drive 1,914 km

    1. Drive from Tallinn to Colognecar1,914 km
    23h 41m
    €300–434

  6. Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeTLL - DUS
    7h 25m
    €98–243

  7. Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeTLL - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    6h 11m
    €118–307

  8. Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeHEL - DUS
    8h 36m
    €147–368

  9. Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeTLL - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 55m
    €115–282

  10. Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeTLL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
    8h 32m
    €135–402

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbusN1324 / ...
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Köln Hbftrain19 / ...
    27h 50m
    €117–328

  12. Bus via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofbusN1324 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld GleisbusMykolayiv
    29h 27m

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Tallinn to Hamburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain
    3. Drive from Göttingen to Colognecar
    24h 29m
    €377–530

Tallinn to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar13Weekly Services
Duration26h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€181Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Cologne, Germany?

Ryanair, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Masurenallee - Berlin in around 29h 27m.

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