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How to get fromTarifa to Cologneby car ferry, plane, bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car

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There are 12 ways to get from Tarifa to Cologne by car ferry, plane, bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car

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  1. Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane TNG - CGN
    6h 43m
    €130–744

  2. Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane AGP - CGN
    8h 2m
    €79–327

  3. Bus, train via Montpellier

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus bus
    2. Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    3. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    4. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    22h 17m
    €501–888

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    38h 21m
    €209–410

  5. Car ferry, train

    1. Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Setecarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Sete to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    2d 13h
    €412–903

  6. Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus bus
    2. Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain train
    3. Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane XRY - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 37m
    €118–288

  7. Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane AGP - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 41m
    €94–289

  8. Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Weeze Airport, train

    1. Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane plane TNG - NRN
    3. Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 55m

  9. Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane TNG - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 48m
    €150–866

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Alv
    2. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    3. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    25h 6m
    €443–757

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus Algeciras
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N1153
    39h 18m
    €201–321

  12. Drive  2,378.6 km

    1. Drive from Tarifa to Colognecar car 2,378.6 km
    23h 15m
    €388–560

Tarifa to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration22h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€501Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,041.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 43m

What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Tarifa to Koeln Hbf via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 25h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarifa to Koeln Messe/Deutz via Vitoria-Gasteiz, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 39h 18m.

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