There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Louisville by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Louisville International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane DUS - SDF
17h 39m$511–1,938Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Louisville International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane CGN - SDF
19h 44m$504–1,915Train to Frankfurt, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane FRA - SDF
15h 35m$535–2,038Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane BRU - SDF
17h 57m$518–1,883Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Louisville 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane AMS - SDF
16h 56m$585–2,363Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Covington, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Covington (CVG)plane DUS - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
18h 23m$521–1,882
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Louisville is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Louisville is to train and fly which takes 15h 35m and costs $500 - $2,100.
The distance between Cologne and Louisville is 4384 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 39m to get from Cologne to Louisville, including transfers.
Louisville is 6h behind Cologne. It is currently 10:07 PM in Cologne and 4:07 PM in Louisville.
There are 607+ hotels available in Louisville.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Louisville, KY, USA?
KLM, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Louisville International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Louisville International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Covington via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
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