There are 10 ways to get from Orpington to Cologne by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
5h 40m€148–378Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbftrain Trn / ...
11h 4m€70–237Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Orpington to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colognecar
5h 44m€212–254Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LGW - CGN
4h 34m€89–231Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Orpington to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colognecar
6h 53m€88–177Train, bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Orpington to London Bridgetrain
- Take the bus from London Bridge Bus Station to Liverpool Street Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
5h 1m€70–247Train, subway to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Orpington to London Charing Crosstrain
- Take the subway from Charing Cross station to Paddington stationsubway
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
5h 14m€98–333Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LGW - DUS
5h 10m€88–248Fly London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LCY - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
7h€152–456Fly London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
8h 14m€83–333
Orpington to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orpington to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €70 - €240 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Orpington to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 34m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Orpington to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Orpington and arriving at Koeln Hbf via London Bridge, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 40m.
The distance between Orpington and Cologne is 615 km.
The best way to get from Orpington to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 5h 40m and costs €140 - €380.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Orpington to Cologne, including transfers.
Orpington to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Orpington. It is currently 10:47 PM in Orpington and 11:47 PM in Cologne.
Orpington to Cologne train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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What companies run services between Orpington, England and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Orpington to Koeln Hbf via London Bridge, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Orpington to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Orpington to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Charing Cross station to Paddington station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–8
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from London Bridge Bus Station to Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from London Bridge Bus Station to Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- €2–4
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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