There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Harwich by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car ferry, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Manningtreetrain
7h 8m£102–230Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 49m£51–221Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to MG Hbf /Europaplatztrain Re8
- Take the bus from Mönchengladbach central train station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
15h 39m£71–257Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Harwichcar
6h 46m£203–242Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CGN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Manningtreetrain
6h 30m£105–235Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Manningtreetrain
7h 12m£134–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Harwichcar
7h 47m£111–205Line 41 train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Manningtreetrain
- Take the train from Manningtree to Harwich Towntrain
7h 22m£116–302Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DUS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Manningtreetrain
7h 2m£106–243Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Norwich International Airport
- 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 Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane AMS - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Manningtreetrain
7h 32m£188–539Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EIN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
9h 35m£59–225Train, bus to Hahn, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmittetrain
- Take the bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HHN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
10h 12m
Cologne to Harwich by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Harwich is to train and bus and car ferry which costs £70 - £260 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Harwich is to fly and train which takes 6h 30m and costs £100 - £240.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Harwich. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Harwich Town via Brussel-Zuid, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London Liverpool Street and Manningtree. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 8m.
The distance between Cologne and Harwich is 442 miles.
The best way to get from Cologne to Harwich without a car is to train which takes 7h 8m and costs £100 - £230.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Cologne to Harwich, including transfers.
Cologne to Harwich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Harwich is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 5:10 PM in Cologne and 4:10 PM in Harwich.
Cologne to Harwich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Harwich, England?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Harwich Town via Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, London Liverpool Street, and Manningtree in around 7h 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Hahn to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mönchengladbach central train station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £45–60
- Small Car
- £65–220
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