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Compare train, coach and flight for Bordeaux to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Bordeaux to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £39. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 8h 16m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.9 - 2.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £39, and a train costs an average of £126.
Distance: 879 km
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£63 Average Price Cheapest | £182 Average Price |
14h 54m Average total duration 14h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 46m Average total duration Fastest 8h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.9 - 2.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Bordeaux to Cologne
How to get to Cologne from Bordeaux by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bordeaux to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Bordeaux to Cologne:
A coach is £174 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bordeaux to Cologne costing on average £213.
A coach is £196 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bordeaux to Cologne costing on average £234.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Flight takes on average 4h 50m.
Coach takes on average 15h 30m.
- Around 10 coaches per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bordeaux and Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Bordeaux Mérignac Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bordeaux-Saint-Jean and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bordeaux, Gare Routière de Paludate and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with TGV, TGV INOUI to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to Cologne by coach.
- 0 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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