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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Cologneby plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, or car

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There are 12 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Cologne by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MAD - DUS
    3h 25m
    €83–239

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MAD - CGN
    4h 39m
    €72–225

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    17h 27m
    €394–716

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus bus FlixBus N1143
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    26h 44m
    €168–414

  5. Drive 1,714.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Colognecar car 1,714.5 km
    16h 20m
    €271–391

  6. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    3h 44m
    €112–349

  7. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    4h 53m
    €98–377

  8. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 6m
    €109–388

  9. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus bus
    3. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain train
    5h 48m
    €103–415

  10. Train via Narbonne

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Narbonnetrain train
    2. Take the train from Narbonne to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    17h 29m
    €394–726

  11. Bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz

    1. Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus Alsa / ...
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N1153
    29h 23m
    €160–288

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    33h 59m

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Cologne by subway and train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration17h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€394Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,488.6 km
  • Duration: 3h 25m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Cologne, Germany?

Iberia, Eurowings, and five other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro to Koeln Hbf via Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 17h 27m.

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