There are 13 ways to get from Macedonia to Cologne by car, train, plane, bus, or car train
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Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SKG - CGN
8h 35m€98–282Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
28h 16m€182–640Drive, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Strumicacar
- Take the bus from Strumica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Colognebus
28h 25mDrive 2,030.9 km
- Drive from Macedonia to Colognecar 2,030.9 km
18h 29m€287–415Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SKG - DUS
9h 6m€112–309Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SKG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
9h 13m€141–380Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
10h 41m€124–361Drive, bus to Skopje International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Strumicacar
- Take the bus from Strumica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SKP - CGN
12h 28mTrain to Sofia Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
11h 44mDrive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Weeze Airport, train
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane SKG - NRN
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
10h 58mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 79 / ...
35h 57m€138–410Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Colognebus
36h 59m€153–415Drive, car train
- Drive from Macedonia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
21h 56m€347–490
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Cologne is to drive and train and fly which costs €95 - €290 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Cologne is to drive and train and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs €95 - €290.
The distance between Macedonia and Cologne is 1874 km. The road distance is 2030.9 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Cologne without a car is to train and bus via Budapest which takes 28h 16m and costs €180 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Macedonia to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 1h behind Macedonia. It is currently 10:57 PM in Macedonia and 9:57 PM in Cologne.
Yes, the driving distance between Macedonia to Cologne is 2031 km. It takes approximately 18h 29m to drive from Macedonia to Cologne.
There are 1851+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Cologne, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Macedonia to Cologne. However, you can drive to Rodopolis, take the train to Thessaloniki, walk to Thessaloniki Zografou, take the bus to Thessaloniki Airport, walk to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), walk to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen, then take the train to Koeln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Petrich, Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Népliget M, Kelenföld vasútállomás M, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, and München Hbf in around 28h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Strumica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Strumica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €83
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €110–140
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Cologne
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