There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Sérres by plane, bus, car, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Serresbus
7h 53m€90–267Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Dupnitsatrain
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
9h 50m€75–296Bus
- 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 Serresbus
28h 47m€109–152Drive 2,071.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sérrescar 2,071.2 km
19h 2m€398–575Train 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 Serresbus
8h 46m€94–241Train 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 Serresbus
8h 28m€127–283Train, bus via Ljubljana
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
31h 31m€159–262Bus via Bonn
- Take the bus from Bonn to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
36h 51mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
2d 1h€271–432Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sérrescar
23h 21m€370–535
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sérres is to fly and train and bus which costs €70 - €300 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sérres is to fly and bus which takes 7h 53m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Sérres. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Serres via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 47m.
The distance between Cologne and Sérres is 1798 km. The road distance is 2071.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sérres without a car is to bus which takes 28h 47m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Cologne to Sérres, including transfers.
Cologne to Sérres bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Sérres bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Sérres is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 4:18 AM in Cologne and 5:18 AM in Sérres.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Sérres is 2071 km. It takes approximately 19h 2m to drive from Cologne to Sérres.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sérres, Greece?
You can take a bus from Cologne to Serres via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 28h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- 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 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
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- 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
- +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 Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.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
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 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +389 44 338 003
- [email protected]
Bus from Bonn to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Bashkim Tours
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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