There are 12 ways to get from Prague to Cologne Cathedral by subway, plane, train, bus, or car
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Subway to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Take the subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavínsubway
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
4h 41m€78–218Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminalbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 41m€50–81Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
9h 36m€145–438Drive 658.6 km
- Drive from Prague to Cologne Cathedralcar 658.6 km
6h 17m€101–146Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
5h 56m€151–480Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
5h€75–254Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Flughafen Bertrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
6h 28m€110–284Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PRG - CGN
4h 9m€69–236Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PRG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 43m€119–419Bus via Cologne Airport CGN
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGNbus N870 / ...
10h 2m€53–94Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Frankfurttrain Drf
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 49 / ...
12h 49mBus #2
- Take the bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
19h 3m€135–145
Prague to Cologne Cathedral by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Cologne Cathedral is to bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Cologne Cathedral is to fly which takes 4h 9m and costs €65 - €240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praha Hlavní nádraží and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Cologne Cathedral. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Schwandorf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Prague and Cologne Cathedral is 607 km. The road distance is 658.6 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Cologne Cathedral without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 36m and costs €140 - €440.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Prague to Cologne Cathedral, including transfers.
Prague to Cologne Cathedral bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
Prague to Cologne Cathedral train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Cologne Cathedral is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 36m and costs €140 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €85 and takes 9h 41m, you could also fly, which costs €65 - €240 and takes 4h 9m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Cologne Cathedral, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Cologne Cathedral via Schwandorf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Köln Messe/Deutz Bf in around 9h 36m. Alternatively, RegioJet operates a bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- [email protected]
- Website
- pid
Subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavín
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- pid
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Eurostar
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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Flughafen Ber
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €135–145
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Prague to Cologne Cathedral bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal station.
Prague to Cologne Cathedral train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Schwandorf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Cologne Cathedral is 659 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Prague to Cologne Cathedral.
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