There are 15 ways to get from Turkey to Cologne by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ADB - CGN
6h 11m€78–401Fly Antalya Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AYT - CGN
7h 4m€37–761Bus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
29h 28m€176–331Night train, train via Munich
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
40h 1m€200–339Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
39h 55m€250–469Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ADB - DUS
6h 32m€76–422Fly Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane IST - CGN
6h 37m€104–392Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SAW - CGN
7h 2m€59–292Fly Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane IST - DUS
7h 3m€107–413Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SAW - DUS
7h 23m€62–403Fly Istanbul to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IST - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 49m€131–337Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Leverkusenbus N28
33h 52m€121–196Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice
45h 55m€158–266Drive 2,407.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Colognecar 2,407.6 km
21h 25m€354–512Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
24h 52m€424–600
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Cologne is to fly which costs €55 - €300 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €75 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Cologne. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Istanbul, Munich central bus station and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 1m.
The distance between Turkey and Cologne is 2133 km. The road distance is 2407.6 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Cologne without a car is to bus and train via Munich which takes 29h 28m and costs €170 - €340.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Turkey to Cologne, including transfers.
Turkey to Cologne bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Cologne train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €75 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 33h 52m.
What companies run services between Turkey and Cologne, Germany?
SunExpress, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Köln Heumarkt via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul, Munich central bus station, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 33h 52m.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Antalya Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Antalya Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- freebirdairlines.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €57–62
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Turkey to Cologne bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Cologne is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 10:55 PM in Turkey and 9:55 PM in Cologne.
Turkey to Cologne train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Cologne is 2408 km. It takes approximately 21h 25m to drive from Turkey to Cologne.
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