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Compare coach and flight for Bilbao to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Bilbao to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £44. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 52m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £44, and a flight costs an average of £109.
Distance: 1132 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight |
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£64 Average Price Cheapest | £512 Average Price |
22h 28m Average total duration 21h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 52m Average total duration Fastest 2h 52m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Bilbao to Cologne
How to get to Cologne from Bilbao by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bilbao to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus14:3526h15Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea16:50Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£971One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus14:3526h15Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea16:50Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£971One-way1 change
Fastest
- LH1831+
LH40507:155h10Bilbao Airport12:25Cologne Bonn Airport£4561One-way1 change
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain14:3527h08Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea17:43Cologne Hbf£971One-way2 changes - FlixBus · FlixBus4:3027h40Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea8:10Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£1111One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus21:2026h05Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea23:25Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£1271One-way2 changes
VY1450+
FR 13567:007h20Bilbao Airport14:20Cologne Bonn Airport£3541One-way1 change- LH1825 · LH198211:555h25Bilbao Airport17:20Cologne Bonn Airport£4561One-way1 change
- LH1825 · LH198411:557h35Bilbao Airport19:30Cologne Bonn Airport£4561One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Bilbao to Cologne:
A coach is £448 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bilbao to Cologne costing on average £512.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Coach takes on average 21h 58m.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bilbao and Cologne as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Flights mostly depart from Bilbao Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Eurowings to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
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