There are 14 ways to get from Cologne to Galați by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CGN - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Galaţitrain
10h 24m$86–404Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucuresti to Galaţibus
27h 41m$175–183Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ploiesti Vesttrain 347
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Galaţitrain
32h 13m$489–1,140Drive 2,008.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Galațicar 2,008.6 km
23h 54m$331–478Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUS - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Galaţitrain
10h 53m$113–340Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane DUS - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galațibus
12h$237–485Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane FRA - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galațibus
11h 36m$292–593Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane CGN - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galațibus
11h 31m$205–429Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Galaţitrain
10h 49m$148–428Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DTM - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Galaţitrain
11h 48mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
- Take the train from Constanţa to Galaţitrain
14h 2m$198–568Night train, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brasovtrain 347
- Take the train from Brașov to Galaţitrain
34h 26m$311–600Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Barladbus
- Take the bus from Bârlad to Galaţibus Ij1
35h 48mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Galațicar
28h 20m$410–587
Cologne to Galați by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Galați is to bus via Bucharest which costs $175 - $185 and takes 27h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Galați is to fly and train which takes 10h 24m and costs $85 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Galați. However, there are services departing from Köln Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Galaţi via Bucuresti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Galați. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Galaţi via Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Ploieşti Vest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 13m.
The distance between Cologne and Galați is 1869 km. The road distance is 2008.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Galați without a car is to bus via Bucharest which takes 27h 41m and costs $175 - $185.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Cologne to Galați, including transfers.
Cologne to Galați bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Köln Hauptbahnhof station.
Cologne to Galați train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Galați is to bus via Bucharest which takes 27h 41m and costs $175 - $185. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $480 - $1,200 and takes 32h 13m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Galați, Romania?
You can take a bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Galaţi via Bucharest and Bucuresti in around 27h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Galaţi via Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Ploieşti Vest in around 32h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–410
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $12–20
- 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $12–20
- 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $12–20
- 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $12–20
- 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Constanţa to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $11–20
- 1st Class
- $22–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Constanţa to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–460
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–410
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–160
- Couchette Carriage
- $95–110
- Seating Carriage
- $60–75
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021-314-0444
- [email protected]
- Website
- gsmtrans.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- gsmtrans.ro
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galați
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galați
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galați
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $14–20
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Barlad
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 760.675.437
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogaravaslui.ro
Bus from Bârlad to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- autogaravaslui.ro
- Phone
- +4-0746-452.854
- Website
- mincarom.autogari.ro
Bus from Bârlad to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- mincarom.autogari.ro
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Cologne to Galați bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Galați is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 9:32 AM in Cologne and 10:32 AM in Galați.
Cologne to Galați train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Augsburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Galați is 2009 km. It takes approximately 23h 54m to drive from Cologne to Galați.
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