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How to get fromCologne to Fort Williamby train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Fort William by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DUS - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus bus
    8h 52m
    £92–236

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane CGN - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus bus
    8h 35m
    £60–150

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    4. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain train
    15h 12m
    £324–526

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus bus 915
    27h 47m
    £94–292

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Fort Williamcar car
    14h 24m
    £301–396

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane DUS - GLA
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus bus
    9h 56m
    £118–241

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow 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 Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane AMS - GLA
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus bus
    10h 14m
    £109–377

  8. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane NRN - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus bus
    10h 16m

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Inverness Dalcross 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane AMS - INV
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Belford Hospitalbus bus
    10h 55m
    £126–434

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to 's-Hertogenboschtrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    5. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus bus 915
    19h 16m
    £167–417

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Fort Williamcar car
    15h 25m
    £191–323

Cologne to Fort William by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration15h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket£324Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 686.1 mi
  • Duration: 8h 52m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Fort William, Scotland?

You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Fort William via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 15h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Bus Station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 27h 47m.

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