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Compare train, coach and flight for Cologne to Alicante
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Alicante among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £77. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 15m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 1.5 - 3.8kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £77, and a train costs an average of £395.
Distance: 1516 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Train |
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£216 Average Price | £157 Average Price Cheapest | £397 Average Price |
6h 15m Average total duration Fastest 3h 15m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 31h 43m Average total duration 31h 13m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 27h 40m Average total duration 27h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
4.5 - 9.1kg CO2 emissions | 1.5 - 3.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Alicante from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Alicante is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain16:1440h56Cologne Hbf9:10Alicante, Estación de Autobuses£1191One-way3 changes
Cheapest
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FlixTrain16:1440h56Cologne Hbf9:10Alicante, Estación de Autobuses£1191One-way3 changes
Fastest
FlixBus · FlixBus7:5032h15Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)16:05Alicante, Estación de Autobuses£1321One-way1 change
Other options
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:3540h30Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)16:05Alicante, Estación de Autobuses£1281One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Alicante:
A coach is £59 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Cologne to Alicante costing on average £216.
A coach is £241 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Alicante costing on average £397.
Other travel options to Alicante take longer:
Train takes on average 27h 10m.
Coach takes on average 31h 13m.
- Around 4 flights per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Alicante as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Alicante Elche Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Alicante, Estación de Autobuses.
- Travel with Malta Air, Eurowings, Ryanair, Swiss, Smartwings, Brussels Airlines, Air Baltic, Tuifly to go to Alicante by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Alicante by coach.
- Travel with Eurostar to go to Alicante by train.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Eurowings, Ryanair, Smartwings.
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