There are 9 ways to get from Bretagne to Cologne by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train via Paris
best- Take the bus from Giratoire de Kerroux to Gare Routièrebus 603
- Take the train from Vannes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
9h 33mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus 620
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cologne Airport CGNbus N74
16h 7m€111–170Drive 914.7 km
- Drive from Bretagne to Colognecar 914.7 km
9h 2m€147–212Bus to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane RNS - DUS
11h 11m€202–430Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus 620
- Take the train from Rennes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
10h 17m€218–414Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus 620
- Take the train from Rennes to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
10h 37m€208–414Bus, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Giratoire de Kerroux to Gare Routièrebus
- Take the train from Vannes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NTE - DUS
10h 29mBus, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Giratoire de Kerroux to Gare Routièrebus
- Take the train from Vannes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NTE - CGN
10h 22mBus to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RNS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
10h 13m€215–584
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bretagne to Cologne is to bus which costs €110 - €170 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bretagne to Cologne is to drive which takes 9h 2m and costs €140 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bretagne to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Rennes - Bus Station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 7m.
The distance between Bretagne and Cologne is 1071 km. The road distance is 914.7 km.
The best way to get from Bretagne to Cologne without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 9h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Bretagne to Cologne, including transfers.
Bretagne to Cologne bus services, operated by BreizhGo, depart from Gare SNCF station.
Bretagne to Cologne bus services, operated by BreizhGo, arrive at Gare Routière station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bretagne to Cologne is 915 km. It takes approximately 9h 2m to drive from Bretagne to Cologne.
There are 1831+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Bretagne, France and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Bretagne to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Gare SNCF, Rennes - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 16h 7m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Vannes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Vannes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Vannes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vannes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vannes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vannes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Giratoire de Kerroux to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Giratoire de Kerroux to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Giratoire de Kerroux to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
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