There are 7 ways to get from Val-d'Isère to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, car, shuttle, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Bourg St Maurice to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiThalys
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
11h 9m€115–337Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Val d'Isère to LyonSki73
- Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNFlixBus N710
15h 22m€79–119Drive 871.9 km
- Drive from Val-d'Isère to Cologne871.9 km
9h 14m€136–196Shuttle to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise to Genève Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GVA - DUS
8h 9m€153–374Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to LuxembourgBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Koeln HbfRe
16h 47m€110–167Shuttle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Val d’Isere to Lyon Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LYS - DUS
8h 24m€151–373Shuttle to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise to Genève Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
8h 12m€180–390
Val-d'Isère to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Val-d'Isère to Cologne is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 15h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Val-d'Isère to Cologne is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 9m and costs €150 - €380.
The distance between Val-d'Isère and Cologne is 1155 km. The road distance is 871.9 km.
The best way to get from Val-d'Isère to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 11h 9m and costs €110 - €340.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Val-d'Isère to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Val-d'Isère to Cologne is to train which takes 11h 9m and costs €110 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 15h 22m.
Yes, the driving distance between Val-d'Isère to Cologne is 872 km. It takes approximately 9h 14m to drive from Val-d'Isère to Cologne.
There are 1749+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Val-d'Isère, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Val D Isere - Gare-Routiere to Koeln Hbf via Bourg St Maurice - Gare-Routiere, Bourg St Maurice, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 11h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Val d'Isère to Köln Hbf via Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 15h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Bourg St Maurice to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €60–95
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Val d'Isère to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@nofussbus.co.uk
- Website
- bensbus.co.uk
Shuttle from Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise to Genève Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
Shuttle from Val d’Isere to Lyon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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