There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Dordogne by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train, bus 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 bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus
8h 35m€269–481Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC)plane CGN - EGC
- Take the bus from LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF to LR NOTRE DAME DE SANIL-Le Bour(1)bus
16h 8m€84–338Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1 to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 41m€213–371Drive 974.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Dordognecar 974.2 km
9h 48m€152–219Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CGN - BOD
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus
9h 42m€106–244Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Limoges Benedictinstrain
- Take the train from Limoges Benedictins to Perigueuxtrain Ter
10h 50m€252–459Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 22m€144–268Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 48m€98–186Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUS - BOD
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus
9h 47m€122–307Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, bus
- 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 bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus
10h 9m€142–420Fly 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 Perigueuxtrain
11h 33m€122–280
Cologne to Dordogne by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Dordogne is to bus which costs €95 - €190 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Dordogne is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 8h 35m and costs €260 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Dordogne. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Dordogne. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Perigueux via Gare du Nord, Paris Austerlitz and Limoges Benedictins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 50m.
The distance between Cologne and Dordogne is 1195 km. The road distance is 974.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Dordogne without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 8h 35m and costs €260 - €490.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Cologne to Dordogne, including transfers.
Cologne to Dordogne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Dordogne train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Dordogne is to train which takes 10h 50m and costs €250 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €190 and takes 17h 48m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to LR COULOUNIEIX CHA-Créavallée N via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare d'Austerlitz, Paris Austerlitz, Limoges Benedictins, Perigueux, and LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2) in around 10h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 17h 48m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- 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
- €70–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- 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
- €65–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- 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
- €75–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Limoges Benedictins
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Limoges Benedictins to Perigueux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Limoges Benedictins to Perigueux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1 to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée North
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 0970 870 870
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF to LR NOTRE DAME DE SANIL-Le Bour(1)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Dordogne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Cologne to Dordogne train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Dordogne is 974 km. It takes approximately 9h 48m to drive from Cologne to Dordogne.
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