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Compare train, coach and flight for Madrid to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £31. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 35m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 1.4 - 3.6kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £31, and a flight costs an average of £226.
Distance: 1430 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight | Train |
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£97 Average Price Cheapest | £508 Average Price | £398 Average Price |
25h 3m Average total duration 24h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 35m Average total duration Fastest 3h 35m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 19h 23m Average total duration 18h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
1.4 - 3.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 4.3 - 8.6kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Madrid to Cologne
How to get to Cologne from Madrid by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Madrid to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
4004 · 5042815:3026h20Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses17:50Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£1751One-way1 change
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- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain23:5037h51Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)13:41Cologne Hbf£1731One-way3 changes
Fastest
LH4163+
LH535114:555h20Madrid Barajas Airport20:15Cologne Bonn Airport£14411One-way1 change
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undefined · undefined15:3026h20Madrid17:50Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£1831One-way1 change- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus20:5030h05Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)2:55Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£1761One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus16:4025h00Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses17:40Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£2031One-way1 change
FR 2051+
FR 72119:257h40Madrid Barajas Airport17:05Cologne Bonn Airport£4551One-way1 change- FR 404+FR 72115:4511h20Madrid Barajas Airport17:05Cologne Bonn Airport£4551One-way1 change
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FAQs: Madrid to Cologne
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Cologne:
A coach is £196 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Cologne costing on average £226.
A coach is £366 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Cologne costing on average £397.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 14h 50m.
Coach takes on average 25h 0m.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 6 flights per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Madrid and Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Lufthansa, Malta Air, Ryanair, Iberia, Vueling Airlines to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Cologne by coach.
- Travel with AVE, iryo to go to Cologne by train.
- 0 direct flights per day with Iberia.
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