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There are 13 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

    best
    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeHEL - DUS
    7h 21m
    €121–362

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeHEL - CGN
    8h 8m
    €101–375

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Helsinki Central Stationtrain
    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 Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
    35h 4m

  4. Drive 3,092.3 km

    1. Drive from Tampere to Colognecar3,092.3 km
    33h 8m
    €559–807

  5. Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeTMP - DUS
    8h 2m
    €157–468

  6. 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
    7h 32m
    €120–378

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

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Turkutrain
    2. Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeTKU - DUS
    9h
    €128–426

  8. 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 29m
    €150–393

  9. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeHEL - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
    10h 4m
    €149–398

  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. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Helsinki Central Stationtrain
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Pärnu Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riiabus
    4. Take the bus from Rīga to Kölnbus
    43h 6m
    €110–206

  12. Bus via Kaliningrad

    1. Take the bus from Tampere, Bus Station to Pärnu, Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Parnu, 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 33m
    €468–655

  13. 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
    €607–872

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

Calendar52Weekly Planes
Duration4h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€77Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Tampere, Finland and Cologne, Germany?

Air Baltic flies from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a week. Alternatively, 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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