There are 11 ways to get from Valencia to Cologne by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train
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Fly Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VLC - CGN
5h 11m€71–307Train
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
15h 42m€448–688Bus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus ALSA - Gan-Bar / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Cologne Airport CGNbus FlixBus N710
24h 22m€142–237Drive 1,670.9 km
- Drive from Valencia to Colognecar 1,670.9 km
16h 5m€273–394Fly Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VLC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 55m€91–259Fly Valencia Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VLC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 3m€119–310Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ALC - CGN
7h 55m€81–249Fly Valencia Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane VLC - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
8h 20m€99–368Fly Valencia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane VLC - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 14m€102–353Fly Valencia Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VLC - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 21m€111–309Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Liègebus
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Köln Hbftrain Trn / ...
29h 7m€151–283
Valencia to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €70 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Valencia to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Estació d'Autobusos de València and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Barcelona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Valencia to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Estació del Nord and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
The distance between Valencia and Cologne is 1422 km. The road distance is 1670.9 km.
The best way to get from Valencia to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 15h 42m and costs €440 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Valencia to Cologne, including transfers.
Valencia to Cologne bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Valencia to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Estació del Nord station.
The best way to get from Valencia to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €70 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €440 - €700 and takes 15h 42m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 24h 22m.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Estació del Nord to Koeln Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 15h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Valencia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Valencia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Valencia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Valencia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Valencia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Valencia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Valencia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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)
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 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Liège
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Valencia to Cologne bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Valencia to Cologne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Valencia to Cologne is 1671 km. It takes approximately 16h 5m to drive from Valencia to Cologne.
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