There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Arcachon by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Bordeaux
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
7h 37m€249–459Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CGN - BOD
- Take the train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachontrain
8h 5m€98–240Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
16h 25m€122–347Drive 1,109.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Arcachoncar 1,109.1 km
10h 47m€171–247Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUS - BOD
- Take the train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachontrain
7h 42m€116–309Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Arcachontrain Tgv
7h 49m€274–457Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRU - BOD
- Take the train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachontrain
7h 36m€150–340Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane AMS - BOD
- Take the train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachontrain
8h 15m€139–430Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CDG - BOD
- Take the train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachontrain
7h 58m€223–514
Cologne to Arcachon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Arcachon is to train and bus which costs €120 - €350 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Arcachon is to train and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €150 - €340.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Arcachon. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Arcachon via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Bordeaux St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between Cologne and Arcachon is 1137 km. The road distance is 1109.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Arcachon without a car is to train via Bordeaux which takes 7h 37m and costs €240 - €460.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Cologne to Arcachon, including transfers.
Cologne to Arcachon train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
Cologne to Arcachon train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Arcachon is 1109 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Cologne to Arcachon.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Arcachon, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Arcachon via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare Montparnasse, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 7h 37m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- 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
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- 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 Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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