There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Kefalonia (Island) by plane, bus, busferry, train, ferry, night train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane CGN - EFL
14h 9m€152–286Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patra to Argostolibusferry
34h 11mTrain, bus, ferry via Bari
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Ulm, Eberhard-Finckh-Straße to Baribus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
34h 25m€248–420Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia Mestrenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
38h 54m€270–539Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane DUS - EFL
7h 27m€171–300Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Sarandëbus
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Samicarferry
41h 49mTrain, Bus, ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Samiferry Asf
42h 3m€242–391Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Vasilikícar
- Take the carferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardocarferry
- Drive from Fiskardo to Argostolicar
25h 58m€481–732
Cologne to Kefalonia (Island) by train, night train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kefalonia (Island) is to fly which costs €150 - €290 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kefalonia (Island) is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €170 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kefalonia (Island). However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Argostoli via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Patra. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 11m.
The distance between Cologne and Kefalonia (Island) is 1781 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kefalonia (Island) without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 34h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Cologne to Kefalonia (Island), including transfers.
Cologne to Kefalonia (Island) bus services, operated by Amr Travel, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Kefalonia (Island) bus services, operated by Amr Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Kefalonia (Island) is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 8:21 AM in Cologne and 9:21 AM in Kefalonia (Island).
There are 1592+ hotels available in Kefalonia (Island).
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kefalonia (Island), Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- 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
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Patra to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Ulm, Eberhard-Finckh-Straße to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +1 267 805 2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Durrës to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- AlbanianBus
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +355 69 377 7474
- [email protected]
- Website
- sarandaport.al
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sarandaport.al
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Ferry
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- West Ferry
- Passenger
- €10–12
- Vehicle
- €35–45
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