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There are 11 ways to get from Tampere to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain train
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane HEL - CGN
    8h 34m
    €118–405

  2. Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane TMP - CGN
    13h 4m
    €70–284

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from 2 to 30-35bus bus Ob3
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brunswick central stationbus bus 081
    4. Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus
    38h 45m

  4. Drive  3,092.3 km

    1. Drive from Tampere to Colognecar car 3,092.3 km
    33h 20m
    €571–825

  5. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain train
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane HEL - DUS
    7h 36m
    €129–324

  6. Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane TMP - DUS
    9h 15m
    €96–484

  7. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain train
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HEL - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 51m
    €146–414

  8. Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain train
    2. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane HEL - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    10h 42m
    €145–428

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain train R
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Münster bus stopbus bus N71 / ...
    4. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    39h 50m
    €208–439

  10. Train, bus via Riga

    1. Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain train R
    2. Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rīga to Kölnbus bus
    44h 30m
    €152–330

  11. Drive, car ferry, car train

    1. Drive from Tampere to Halmstadcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Grenå to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    4. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    5. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    41h 38m
    €593–869

Tampere to Cologne by train, tram, bus, and foot

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration39h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€208Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,718.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 34m

What companies run services between Tampere, Finland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from 2 to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Helsinki, Bus Station, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Braunschweig, Berliner Platz in around 38h 45m. Alternatively, Air Baltic flies from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 6 times a week.

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