There are 11 ways to get from Wrexham to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Wrexham General to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
8h 24m€165–637Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Wrexham General to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln HbfNj
17h 54m€62–95Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Wrexham to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cologne
9h 3mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 39m€93–297Train via Chester
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
9h 10m€168–719Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London VictoriaUk021 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGNN280
21h 53m€66–130Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Wrexham to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cologne
10h 10m€170–248Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
6h 13m€65–236Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 54m€96–316Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
7h 15m€126–334Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)MAN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
8h 43m€118–334
Wrexham to Cologne by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wrexham to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Wrexham to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Wrexham to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Wrexham General and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Wrexham and Cologne is 897 km.
The best way to get from Wrexham to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs €160 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Wrexham to Cologne, including transfers.
Wrexham to Cologne train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Wrexham General station.
The best way to get from Wrexham to Cologne is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 21h 53m.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Wrexham. It is currently 11:33 AM in Wrexham and 12:33 PM in Cologne.
Wrexham to Cologne train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
What companies run services between Wrexham, Wales and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Wrexham General to Koeln Hbf via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wrexham Bus Station 7 to Koeln Hbf via Railway Station S7, Chester Bus Interchange, London Victoria, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 21h 53m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wrexham General to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- +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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wrexham General to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wrexham General to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- 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
- +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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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