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There are 12 ways to get from Tampere to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeHEL - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 33m
    €122–351

  2. Train, Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Tampere to Pasilatrain
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Riga, Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Rīga to Kölnbus
    44h 3m
    €102–185

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinnbus
    3. Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
    4. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus stationbus
    5. Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    34h 59m

  4. Drive 3,092.3 km

    1. Drive from Tampere to Colognecar3,092.3 km
    33h 8m
    €559–808

  5. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeHEL - CGN
    8h 27m
    €104–377

  6. Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeTMP - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 53m
    €155–467

  7. Train to Turku Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Turkutrain
    2. Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeTKU - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h 51m
    €126–395

  8. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeHEL - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    8h 10m
    €125–368

  9. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeHEL - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 47m
    €153–383

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35bus
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinnbus
    3. Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Riga, Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Rīga to Kölnbus
    41h 43m

  11. Bus via Kaliningrad

    1. Take the bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35bus
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Köln/Bonn Airportbus
    45h 39m
    €232–349

  12. Drive, car ferry, car train

    1. Drive from Tampere to Halmstadcar
    2. Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
    3. Drive from Grenå to Hamburg Hbfcar
    4. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
    5. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
    37h 23m
    €607–927

Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar56Weekly Planes
Duration4h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€76Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Tampere, Finland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to Köln via Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35, Helsinki, Tallinn, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Riga, Bus Station, and Rīga in around 41h 43m.

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