There are 7 ways to get from Volendam to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Amsterdam, Prins Hendrikkade
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
4h 3m€33–76Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
5h 38mDrive 271.4 km
- Drive from Volendam to Colognecar 271.4 km
2h 49m€48–70Line 316 bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Volendam, Volendam Centrum to Amsterdam, Centraal Stationbus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AMS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
4h 44m€122–293Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
4h 46m€33–71Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane AMS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 30m€124–391Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AMS - CGN
6h 49m€137–281
Volendam to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Volendam to Cologne is to train which costs €30 - €75 and takes 4h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Volendam to Cologne is to drive which takes 2h 49m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Volendam to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Volendam, Volendam Centrum and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Amsterdam Centraal Station and Südviertel, Essen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 38m.
The distance between Volendam and Cologne is 279 km. The road distance is 271.4 km.
The best way to get from Volendam to Cologne without a car is to train via Amsterdam, Prins Hendrikkade which takes 4h 3m and costs €30 - €80.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Volendam to Cologne, including transfers.
Volendam to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Amsterdam Centraal Station.
The best way to get from Volendam to Cologne is to train via Amsterdam, Prins Hendrikkade which takes 4h 3m and costs €30 - €80. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 38m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €290 and takes 6h 49m.
Volendam to Cologne bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Volendam to Cologne is 271 km. It takes approximately 2h 49m to drive from Volendam to Cologne.
What companies run services between Volendam, Netherlands and Cologne, Germany?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €27–70 and the journey takes 2h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Volendam, Volendam Centrum to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Amsterdam, Centraal Station, Amsterdam Centraal Station, Essen Hbf, and Südviertel, Essen in around 5h 38m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- 088 – 862 82 08
- info@meerplus.nl
- Website
- meerplus.nl
Bus from Volendam, Volendam Centrum to Amsterdam, Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- meerplus.nl
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