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How to get fromKyiv to Cologneby bus, train, car, plane, or night train

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There are 9 ways to get from Kyiv to Cologne by bus, train, car, plane, or night train

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    19h 42m

  2. Bus, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane RMO - CGN
    12h 48m
    €149–414

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Warszawa Centralnatrain train 67
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain train Eic
    3. Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    28h 35m
    €170–728

  4. Drive 1,870.4 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Colognecar car 1,870.4 km
    18h 51m
    €269–389

  5. Bus via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N3217
    34h 1m
    €163–260

  6. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Wien Hbftrain train 40749
    2. Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    35h 7m
    €345–656

  7. Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane RMO - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    13h 22m
    €183–466

  8. Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane RMO - FRA
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    13h 13m
    €207–523

  9. Bus, fly to Dortmund Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane RMO - DTM
    5. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train
    14h 30m

Kyiv to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration28h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€170Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,211.3 km
  • Duration: 19h 42m

What companies run services between Kyiv, Ukraine and Cologne, Germany?

OrionBus operates a bus from Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis once daily, and the journey takes 19h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kyiv-Pas. to Köln Hbf via Warszawa Centralna, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and S Spandau Bhf in around 28h 35m.

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