There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Plum Village Monastery by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Libournetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Libourne to Gardonnetrain Ter
9h 36m€349–540Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CGN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonnetrain
8h 52m€136–308Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonnetrain Ter
17h 4m€142–310Drive 1,037.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Plum Village Monasterycar 1,037.4 km
10h 47m€196–284Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonnetrain
9h 26m€140–312Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRU - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonnetrain
8h 31m€146–405Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- 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 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane AMS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonnetrain
9h 40m€168–404Train, train to Lille-Lesquin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LIL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonnetrain
9h 19m€195–499
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Plum Village Monastery is to train and bus which costs €140 - €310 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Plum Village Monastery is to train and fly which takes 8h 31m and costs €140 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Plum Village Monastery. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Gardonne via Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Libourne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Cologne and Plum Village Monastery is 1126 km. The road distance is 1037.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Plum Village Monastery without a car is to train which takes 9h 36m and costs €340 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Cologne to Plum Village Monastery, including transfers.
Cologne to Plum Village Monastery train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
Cologne to Plum Village Monastery train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Plum Village Monastery is 1037 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Cologne to Plum Village Monastery.
There are 945+ hotels available in Plum Village Monastery.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Plum Village Monastery, France?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Plum Village Monastery via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Libourne, and Gardonne in around 9h 36m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Libourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Libourne to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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 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 Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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