There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Almería by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or train (Eurostar, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Almería Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane DUS - LEI
8h 30m€122–312Fly 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€71–290Train 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 39m€515–938Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Barcelonabus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeriabus ALSA - Manre-Ejid
33h 1m€173–286Drive 2,086 km
- Drive from Cologne to Almeríacar 2,086 km
20h 11m€328–474Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane CGN - LEI
9h 2m€89–343Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- 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 28m€79–329Train
- 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 9m€565–938Train via Nîmes
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Nimestrain Trn
- Take the train from Nimes 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 32m€455–840Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Almeríabus
38h 25m€224–523
Cologne to Almería by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Almería is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €290 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Almería is to train and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Almería. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Almeria via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 1m.
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 39m.
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 39m and costs €500 - €950.
It takes approximately 8h 30m 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 train via Madrid which takes 22h 39m and costs €500 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 33h 1m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €350 and takes 9h 2m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Almería, Spain?
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 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Almeria via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Barcelona, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 33h 1m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Almería Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Almería Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Almería bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona 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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