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How to get fromCologne to Carcassonneby train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or train

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Carcassonne by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Narbonnetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Narbonne to Carcassonnetrain train Ter
    11h 3m
    €275–562

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Carcassonne Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)plane plane CGN - CCF
    13h 48m
    €65–275

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Montpellierbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Montpellier to Carcassonnebus bus 718
    18h 1m
    €89–154

  4. Drive 1,137.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Carcassonnecar car 1,137.1 km
    11h 2m
    €176–254

  5. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Carcassonnetrain train Ter
    11h 12m
    €279–511

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to NARBONNE, Gare Routierebus bus
    3. Take the train from Narbonne to Carcassonnetrain train Ter
    18h 54m
    €139–360

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane plane BRU - TLS
    3. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain train
    7h 55m
    €156–350

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain 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 Carcassonnetrain train
    8h 42m
    €92–375

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane CGN - BCN
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonnetrain train
    3. Take the train from Narbonne to Carcassonnetrain train
    8h 59m
    €88–327

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane FRA - MRS
    3. Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Carcassonnetrain train
    8h 56m
    €166–478

Cologne to Carcassonne by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration11h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€275Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,439.6 km
  • Duration: 11h 3m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Carcassonne, France?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Carcassonne via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Narbonne in around 11h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Carcassonne via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Montpellier in around 18h 1m.

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