There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Burgas by train, plane, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train
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 Burgas Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane DUS - BOJ
6h 10m$113–420Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane CGN - BOJ
5h 22m$104–326Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain Ic
30h 25m$168–188Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain Ic
36h 4m$441–831Drive 2,244.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Burgascar 2,244.3 km
19h 38m$370–534Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Burgas
7h 19m$188–523Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DTM - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Burgas
8h 54mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Citylines 64 / ...
36h 58m$159–291Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
40h 36m$157–228Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Burgascar
24h 3m$410–577
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Burgas is to bus and night train and train which costs $160 - $190 and takes 30h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Burgas is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $100 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Burgas station. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Burgas Bus Station South via Frankfurt Central Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Burgas. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Burgas via Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 4m.
The distance between Cologne and Burgas is 1917 km. The road distance is 2244.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Burgas without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 30h 25m and costs $160 - $190.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Cologne to Burgas, including transfers.
Cologne to Burgas bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Burgas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Burgas is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $100 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $230 and takes 40h 36m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Burgas, Bulgaria?
Eurowings, Lufthansa City, and Airbus France fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Burgas Bus Station South via Frankfurt Central Train Station in around 40h 36m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Burgas bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Burgas is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 8:14 AM in Cologne and 9:14 AM in Burgas.
Cologne to Burgas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Burgas is 2244 km. It takes approximately 19h 38m to drive from Cologne to Burgas.
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