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Compare train and coach for Cologne to Liverpool
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Liverpool among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £72 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 8h 32m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £72, while a train costs an average of £392.
Distance: 730 km
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Most popular Coach | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
£72 Average Price Cheapest | £392 Average Price | £76 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
19h 22m Average total duration 18h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 32m Average total duration Fastest 8h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 47m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental | |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Liverpool:
A coach is £320 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Liverpool costing on average £392.
Other travel options to Liverpool take longer:
Coach takes on average 19h 22m.
Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Liverpool
How to get to Liverpool from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Liverpool is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixTrain+FlixBus · FlixBus16:1423h06Cologne Hbf14:20Liverpool, Liverpool One£711One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- FlixTrain+FlixBus · FlixBus16:1423h06Cologne Hbf14:20Liverpool, Liverpool One£711One-way2 changes
Fastest
LH4105+
LH99 · LH946+
NX1708:3013h15Cologne Bonn Airport20:45Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place£3921One-way3 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus15:5523h25Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)14:20Liverpool, Liverpool One£711One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus20:5523h20Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)19:15Liverpool, Liverpool One£711One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus20:5524h20Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)20:15Liverpool, Wavertree Shopping Centre£741One-way2 changes
- LH4105+LH99 · LH946+NX1708:3015h00Cologne Bonn Airport22:30Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place£3921One-way3 changes
- LH4105+LH99 · LH946+NX1708:3016h40Cologne Bonn Airport0:10Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place£3921One-way3 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Liverpool:
A coach is £320 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Liverpool costing on average £392.
Other travel options to Liverpool take longer:
Coach takes on average 19h 22m.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Liverpool as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Liverpool, Liverpool One.
- Travel with Eurostar to go to Liverpool by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Liverpool by coach.
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