There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Brive La Gaillardetrain Intercités
8h 52m€235–424Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hubbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 51m€78–146Drive 959.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillardecar 959.8 km
9h€148–214Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane DUS - CFE
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
9h 49m€165–920Train via Cologne Hbf
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Brive La Gaillardetrain Intercités
9h 22m€169–354Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC)plane CGN - EGC
- Take the bus from LR BERGERAC-Aérop Roumanière TAD to LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(1)bus
- Take the train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillardetrain
17h 7m€87–348Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane CGN - LIG
- Take the train from Limoges Benedictins to Brive La Gaillardetrain
10h 19m€120–310Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRU - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Brive La Gaillardetrain
10h 11m€176–389
Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde is to train which takes 8h 52m and costs €230 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hub via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Brive La Gaillarde via Gare du Nord and Paris Austerlitz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 52m.
The distance between Cologne and Brive-la-Gaillarde is 1030 km. The road distance is 959.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde without a car is to train which takes 8h 52m and costs €230 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde, including transfers.
Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde is to train which takes 8h 52m and costs €230 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €150 and takes 14h 51m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Brive-la-Gaillarde, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Brive La Gaillarde via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare d'Austerlitz, and Paris Austerlitz in around 8h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hub via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 14h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–850
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–950
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
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 Austerlitz to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Limoges Benedictins to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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)
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from LR BERGERAC-Aérop Roumanière TAD to LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(1)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine - Dordogne
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde is 960 km. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde.
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