There are 8 ways to get from Bordeaux to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Thalys
7h 2m€256–471Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BOD - CGN
6h 59m€89–214Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N743 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus 081 / ...
17h€90–148Drive 1,042.6 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Colognecar 1,042.6 km
10h 1m€162–234Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Trier, Hauptbahnhofbus L32 / ...
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain
18h 38mFly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BOD - DUS
7h 27m€102–265Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BOD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 38m€114–376Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BOD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 54m€131–405
Bordeaux to Cologne by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Cologne is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 6h 38m and costs €110 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux and arriving at Köln via Brussels-North train station and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Cologne is 1070 km. The road distance is 1042.6 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 2m and costs €250 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Bordeaux to Cologne, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
Bordeaux to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Cologne is to train which takes 7h 2m and costs €250 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 17h, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €220 and takes 6h 59m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Koeln Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 7h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux to Köln via Brussels-North train station and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 17h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
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More Questions & Answers
Bordeaux to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Bordeaux to Cologne train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Cologne is 1043 km. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from Bordeaux to Cologne.
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