There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Cologne by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ALC - CGN
5h 25m€63–217Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
17h 51m€450–755Bus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N710
27h 59m€167–295Drive 1,827.2 km
- Drive from Alicante to Colognecar 1,827.2 km
17h 52m€289–418Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ALC - DUS
5h 48m€81–258Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VLC - CGN
7h 20m€94–251Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Weeze Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane ALC - NRN
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 30mFly Alicante-Elche Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ALC - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 24m€93–379Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane ALC - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
8h 44m€81–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to NARBONNE, Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from NARBONNE, Gare Routiere to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 79 / ...
31h 14m€195–473
Alicante to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Cologne is to fly which costs €60 - €220 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 51m.
The distance between Alicante and Cologne is 1552 km. The road distance is 1827.2 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 17h 51m and costs €450 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Alicante to Cologne, including transfers.
Alicante to Cologne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Alicante station.
Alicante to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €450 - €800 and takes 17h 51m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €300 and takes 27h 59m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and Swiss fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Koeln Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 17h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Weeze Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Weeze Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brussels Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Alicante to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to NARBONNE, Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from NARBONNE, Gare Routiere to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Alicante to Cologne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Alicante to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Cologne is 1827 km. It takes approximately 17h 52m to drive from Alicante to Cologne.
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