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, bus to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the bus from Velenje to Maribor APbus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
6h 55m€196–494Bus, train via Villach
cheapest- Take the bus from Velenje to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain Drf
18h 5m€65–161Bus, train
- Take the bus from Velenje to Lavamund Badeseebus Pr A18 0333 5
- Take the train from St. Paul Im Lavanttal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
13h 23m€178–395Bus
- 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 47m€93–158Drive 976 km
- Drive from Velenje to Colognecar 976 km
9h 6m€144–208Bus to Ljubljana, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Velenje to Ljubljana APbus
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LJU - DUS
6h 45m€142–390Bus, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- 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 15m€107–575Bus, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Velenje to Maribor APbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
8h 22m€104–275Bus 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
7h 22m€165–383Bus, bus to Graz Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Velenje to Maribor APbus
- 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 47m€209–617Bus, 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 24m€189–575Drive, car train
- Drive from Velenje to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
13h 37m€153–208
Velenje to Cologne by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Velenje to Cologne is to bus and train via Villach which costs €60 - €170 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Velenje to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €140 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Velenje to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Velenje and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Maribor bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 47m.
The distance between Velenje and Cologne is 971 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 €170 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h 55m 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 6m to drive from Velenje to Cologne.
There are 1832+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Velenje, Slovenia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Velenje to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Maribor AP, Maribor bus station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 18h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from St. Paul Im Lavanttal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Maribor AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Lavamund Badesee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Maribor AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Maribor AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Maribor AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Velenje to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nomago
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €121
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €121
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €153
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €130–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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