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How to get fromCologne to Dordogneby train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)

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

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  1. Train, bus via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus bus
    8h 52m
    €308–502

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

    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-Gare SNCF to LR NOTRE DAME DE SANIL-Le Bour(1)bus bus
    14h 23m
    €69–288

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train 79
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Brive-la-Gaillardebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hub to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus bus
    17h 4m
    €112–202

  4. Drive  974.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Dordognecar car 974.2 km
    9h 49m
    €157–226

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane DUS - BOD
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus bus
    9h 54m
    €112–321

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Juvisy to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Perigueuxtrain train Ter
    13h 49m
    €325–535

  7. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus bus
    17h 26m
    €112–260

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    18h 1m
    €93–166

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane CGN - BOD
    2. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus bus
    9h 30m
    €104–279

  10. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane AMS - BOD
    4. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Périgueux - Pôle Créavallée Northbus bus
    10h 10m
    €140–379

Cologne to Dordogne by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar37Weekly Services
Duration8h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€308Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,194.7 km
  • Duration: 8h 52m

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, Juvisy, Bordeaux St Jean, Perigueux, and LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2) in around 13h 49m. 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 18h 1m.

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