There are 8 ways to get from Vernier to Cologne by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GVA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
4h 26m€104–319Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva to Frankfurt AirportN122
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGNN280 / ...
13h 44m€55–152Train via Genève
- Take the train from Genève to BernIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf43
9h 11m€116–268Drive 651.6 km
- Drive from Vernier to Cologne651.6 km
8h€114–164Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)GVA - CGN
5h 40m€121–338Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
4h 37m€132–336Train
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to BernIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43 / ...
9h 25m€107–266Bus, train
- Take the bus from Geneva to Basel SBBFlixBus N872
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43N
12h 36m
Vernier to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vernier to Cologne is to bus which costs €55 - €160 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Vernier to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 4h 26m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Vernier to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Vernier and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Genève, Bern and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 11m.
The distance between Vernier and Cologne is 618 km. The road distance is 651.6 km.
The best way to get from Vernier to Cologne without a car is to train via Genève which takes 9h 11m and costs €110 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Vernier to Cologne, including transfers.
Vernier to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Vernier to Cologne is to train via Genève which takes 9h 11m and costs €110 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €160 and takes 13h 44m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €340 and takes 5h 40m.
Vernier to Cologne train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vernier to Cologne is 652 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Vernier to Cologne.
What companies run services between Vernier, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Vernier to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Genève, Bern, and Basel SBB in around 9h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vernier, école to Koeln Hbf via Genève, Mont-Blanc, Geneva, Frankfurt Airport, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 13h 44m.
- 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
- €85–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- 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
- €45–290
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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