There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Tortosa by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, or car
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CGN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosatrain
8h 28m€67–262Train via Paris
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosatrain R16
15h 1m€438–682Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Barcelonabus
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosatrain R16
24h 44m€132–214Drive 1,498.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Tortosacar 1,498.8 km
14h 28m€246–354Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosatrain
9h 17m€70–241Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CGN - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Tortosatrain
9h 19m€92–339Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane DUS - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Tortosatrain
10h 8m€110–278Train to Frankfurt, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FRA - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosatrain
9h 3m€112–288Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosatrain R16
16h 21m€322–585Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - Palau Reial to Tortosabus
26h 46m€141–278
Cologne to Tortosa by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Tortosa is to train and fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Tortosa is to fly and train which takes 8h 28m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Tortosa. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Tortosa via Frankfurt - Main Bus Station, Gran Via - Roger de Flor and Barcelona - Palau Reial. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Tortosa. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Tortosa via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
The distance between Cologne and Tortosa is 1330 km. The road distance is 1498.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Tortosa without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 1m and costs €430 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Cologne to Tortosa, including transfers.
Cologne to Tortosa bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Tortosa train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Tortosa is to train via Paris which takes 15h 1m and costs €430 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €280 and takes 26h 46m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Tortosa via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona Sants in around 15h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Tortosa via Frankfurt - Main Bus Station, Barcelona - North Bus Station, Gran Via - Roger de Flor, Palau Reial, and Barcelona - Palau Reial in around 26h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Valencia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Valencia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–370
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- 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
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- €40–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–220
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- HIFE
Bus from Barcelona - Palau Reial to Tortosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- HIFE
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Tortosa bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Cologne to Tortosa train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Tortosa is 1499 km. It takes approximately 14h 28m to drive from Cologne to Tortosa.
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