There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Kavála by plane, bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CGN - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavalabus
9h 2m€96–270Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kavala International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane DUS - KVA
8h 29m€78–316Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavalabus
29h 57m€115–162Drive 2,154.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kaválacar 2,154.5 km
20h 32m€402–581Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DUS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavalabus
9h 51m€106–264Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane FRA - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavalabus
9h 42m€132–303Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
12h 8m€94–342Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
12h 33m€150–375Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane NRN - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavalabus
11h 18mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
38h 58m€162–266Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
40h€176–227Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Kaválacar
25h 12m€370–531
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kavála is to bus which costs €110 - €170 and takes 29h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kavála is to train and fly which takes 8h 29m and costs €75 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kavála. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Kavala via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 57m.
The distance between Cologne and Kavála is 1866 km. The road distance is 2154.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kavála without a car is to bus which takes 29h 57m and costs €110 - €170.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Cologne to Kavála, including transfers.
Cologne to Kavála bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Kavála bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Kavála is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 1:03 PM in Cologne and 2:03 PM in Kavála.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kavála is 2154 km. It takes approximately 20h 32m to drive from Cologne to Kavála.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kavála, Greece?
You can take a bus from Cologne to Kavala via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 29h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kavala International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kavala International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Weeze Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +30 2510.222294
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Köln Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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