There are 12 ways to get from Velenje to Cologne by bus, plane, train, car, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ljubljana, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Velenje to Ljubljana APbus
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LJU - CGN
7h 27m€193–411Bus, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Velenje to Ljubljana APbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAG - CGN
7h 2m€91–706Bus, train
- Take the bus from Velenje to Lavamund Badeseebus Pr A18 0333 3
- Take the train from St. Paul Im Lavanttal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
13h 23m€190–771Bus
- Take the bus from Velenje to Maribor APbus Pr A18 0667 3 / ...
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne/Bonn Airportbus
18h 36mDrive 976 km
- Drive from Velenje to Colognecar 976 km
9h 9m€140–201Train, bus to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Celje to Maribortrain
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
7h 42m€205–514Bus to Ljubljana, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Velenje to Ljubljana APbus
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 36m€181–489Bus, shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Velenje to Ljubljana APbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KLU - CGN
7h 12m€198–666Train, bus to Graz Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Celje to Maribortrain
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GRZ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 58m€230–651Bus, train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Velenje to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
10h 51m€137–459Bus via Maribor
- Take the bus from Velenje to Maribor APbus Pr A18 0667 3 / ...
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N884 / ...
18h 36m€92–173Drive, car train
- Drive from Velenje to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
12h 26m€177–245
Velenje to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Velenje to Cologne is to bus via Maribor which costs €90 - €180 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Velenje to Cologne is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs €180 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Velenje to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Velenje and arriving at Cologne/Bonn Airport via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 36m.
The distance between Velenje and Cologne is 871 km. The road distance is 976 km.
The best way to get from Velenje to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 13h 23m and costs €190 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Velenje to Cologne, including transfers.
Velenje to Cologne bus services, operated by Nomago, depart from Velenje station.
Velenje to Cologne bus services, operated by Nomago, arrive at Maribor AP station.
Yes, the driving distance between Velenje to Cologne is 976 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Velenje to Cologne.
There are 1849+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Velenje, Slovenia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Velenje to Köln Hbf via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja, Cologne/Bonn Airport, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 18h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–900
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from St. Paul Im Lavanttal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Celje to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Celje to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Celje to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Celje to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
Bus from Velenje to Lavamund Badesee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
Bus from Velenje to Maribor AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
Bus from Velenje to Maribor AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne/Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–460
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €121
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €153
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €121
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Maribor bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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