There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Almería by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane DUS - LEI
8h 10m€120–337Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CGN - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeriabus
9h 6m€71–239Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain Ave
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain Alv
22h 41m€530–1,002Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Almeriabus
34h 16m€191–343Drive 2,086 km
- Drive from Cologne to Almeríacar 2,086 km
20h 11m€331–477Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane CGN - LEI
9h 1m€89–344Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane DUS - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeriabus
9h 40m€92–282Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Almería Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane CRL - LEI
8h 34m€109–383Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CGN - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Almeriabus
11h 7m€87–248Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Granadatrain Ave
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain Alv
23h 16m€585–992Train via Montpellier
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain Ave
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain Alv
24h 10m€500–850Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to NARBONNE, Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from NARBONNE, Gare Routiere to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeriabus
35h 24m€212–498
Cologne to Almería by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Almería is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €240 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Almería is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Almería. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Almeria via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Almería. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Almeria via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Granada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 41m.
The distance between Cologne and Almería is 1818 km. The road distance is 2086 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Almería without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 22h 41m and costs €500 - €1000.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Cologne to Almería, including transfers.
Cologne to Almería bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Almería train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Almería is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €120 - €340. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs €500 - €1000 and takes 22h 41m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €350 and takes 34h 16m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Almería, Spain?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almería Airport (LEI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Almeria via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, and Granada in around 22h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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 Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to NARBONNE, Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from NARBONNE, Gare Routiere to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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Cologne to Almería bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Cologne to Almería train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Almería is 2086 km. It takes approximately 20h 11m to drive from Cologne to Almería.
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