How to get to Cologne from Nice

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Travel Information to Cologne from Nice

Distance498 miles
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range£44 - £338
Cheapest modeCoach • £44 • 19 h 35 min
Fastest modeFlight • £122 • 1 h 45 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, Eurowings or TGV INOUI

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 498 miles from Nice to Cologne. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are FlixBus, Eurowings or TGV INOUI among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Nice to Cologne.

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from Nice to Cologne

How to get to Cologne from Nice by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Nice to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
13:3023h30
Nice, Gare Routière Vauban
13:00Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
£1241One-way
1 change

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
10:3021h50
Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)
08:20Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
£1231One-way
2 changes

Fastest

Austrian AirlinesOS378 · OS249
15:054h30
Nice Cote d'Azur Airport
19:35Cologne Bonn Airport
£3231One-way
1 change

Other options

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
12:0520h20
Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)
08:25Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
£1251One-way
1 change
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus+FlixTrainFlixTrain
12:0525h36
Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)
13:41Cologne Hbf
£1241One-way
2 changes
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
20:0024h25
Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)
20:25Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
£1261One-way
1 change
SWISSLX569+Eurowings LX4430
15:156h00
Nice Cote d'Azur Airport
21:15Cologne Bonn Airport
£3501One-way
1 change
Brussels AirlinesSN3618+Austrian AirlinesOS296+Eurowings OS8917
13:458h15
Nice Cote d'Azur Airport
22:00Cologne Bonn Airport
£5371One-way
2 changes
SWISSLX569+Austrian AirlinesOS142+Eurowings OS8917
15:156h45
Nice Cote d'Azur Airport
22:00Cologne Bonn Airport
£6521One-way
2 changes

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FAQs: Nice to Cologne

Travel to Cologne easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Nice to Cologne.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options between Nice and Cologne. You can take a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Cologne from Nice is by taking a coach, which costs on average £44.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Nice to Cologne:

Taking a coach costs £78 less than taking a flight, which costs on average £122 for the same trip.

A coach is £294 less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Nice to Cologne costing on average £338.

The fastest way from Nice to Cologne is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 45 min.

There are alternative travel options to Cologne that take longer:

Coach takes 19 h 35 min on average.

Taking a train requires on average 11 h 25 min of travel time.

Cologne is approximately 498 miles away from Nice.

The average frequency per day from Nice to Cologne is:

  • 11 coaches a day.
  • 8 flights a day.
  • Around 4 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Cologne from Nice as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Nice to Cologne:

  • Flights mostly leave from Nice Cote d'Azur Airport and tend to arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Nice to Cologne:

  • FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus can take you to Cologne by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Nice to Cologne for £44.
  • Travel with Eurowings, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Smartwings, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti, TUIfly, SWISS or LAER to go to Cologne by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find TUIfly Nice to Cologne tickets on Omio for £70.
  • Travel with TGV INOUI or SNCF (3) to go to Cologne by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find TGV INOUI Nice to Cologne tickets on Omio for £338.

Yes, there are direct services available from Nice to Cologne with the following travel companies:

  • Direct flights with with 1 direct flight per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Cologne as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Nice to Cologne.

Looking to extend your trip from Nice to Cologne? Many Omio customers who go from Nice to Cologne usually extend their holiday to explore other popular destinations like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels or Frankfurt am Main. If you're looking to explore Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels or Frankfurt am Main from Cologne, let Omio find you the best connections available at an affordable price.

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