There are 12 ways to get from York to Cologne by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Brussels
best- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
7h 31m€214–440Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from York to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HUY - DUS
9h 4m€67–323Train, bus
- Take the train from York to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koln Sudtrain Nj
17h 32m€104–165Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from York to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
9h 9mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
5h 46m€70–262Train
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
7h 32m€214–440Bus
- Take the bus from Rail Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N380 / ...
19h 40m€88–187Drive, car ferry
- Drive from York to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
10h 22m€142–245Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
6h 19m€112–246Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LBA - DUS
7h 18m€105–235Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from York to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
6h 39m€160–326Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LBA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
8h 9m€114–394
York to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to Cologne is to bus which costs €85 - €190 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from York to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from York station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rail Station and arriving at Köln via London Victoria and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from York to Cologne. However, there are services departing from York and arriving at Köln Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between York and Cologne is 893 km.
The best way to get from York to Cologne without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 31m and costs €210 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from York to Cologne, including transfers.
York to Cologne bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Rail Station.
York to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from York station.
The best way to get from York to Cologne is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 31m and costs €210 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €190 and takes 19h 40m.
What companies run services between York, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from York to Köln Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, and Bruxelles Midi in around 7h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rail Station to Köln via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 19h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Humberside Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- 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
- €65–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- 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
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koln Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from York to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from York to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
York to Cologne bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Cologne is 1h ahead of York. It is currently 5:34 PM in York and 6:34 PM in Cologne.
York to Cologne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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