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How to get fromCologne to Brive-la-Gaillardeby train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Thalys
    2. Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Brive La Gaillardetrain train Intercités
    8h 51m
    €287–473

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC)plane plane CGN - EGC
    2. Take the bus from LR BERGERAC-Aérop Roumanière TAD to LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(1)bus bus
    3. Take the train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillardetrain train
    18h 8m
    €77–303

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hubbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    16h 31m
    €88–154

  4. Drive  959.8 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillardecar car 959.8 km
    9h
    €154–222

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane plane DUS - CFE
    3. Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hubbus bus
    10h 7m
    €156–849

  6. Train via Cologne Hbf

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    2. Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Brive La Gaillardetrain train Intercités
    8h 58m
    €184–473

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane plane CGN - LIG
    2. Take the train from Limoges Benedictins to Brive La Gaillardetrain train
    10h 46m
    €170–302

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane plane BRU - TLS
    3. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Brive La Gaillardetrain train
    9h 43m
    €146–376

  9. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane plane CRL - TLS
    4. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Brive La Gaillardetrain train
    10h 50m
    €110–389

Cologne to Brive-la-Gaillarde by train and subway

Calendar74Weekly Services
Duration8h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€287Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,030.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 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 51m. 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, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 16h 31m.

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