Distance | 221 miles (357 km) |
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Available travel modes | Train or bus |
Ticket price range | $48 - $211 |
Cheapest mode | Bus • $48 (€42) • 14 h 30 min |
Fastest mode | Train • $211 (€183) • 5 h 28 min |
Popular travel companies | BlaBlaCar Bus or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 221 miles (357 km) by train or bus between Cologne and Calais. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are BlaBlaCar Bus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Cologne to Calais.
How to get from Cologne to Calais by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Cologne to Calais is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel to Calais from Cologne on BlaBlaCar Bus and Deutsche Bahn travel with Omio. When comparing schedules and tickets, we will also show you other options with multiple connections or other travel modes if they’re available.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of travel services in Germany, making on average 40,000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your travel to Calais from Cologne. DB uses different types of travel such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain travel.
BlaBlaCar Bus (formerly known as Ouibus or iDBUS), a subsidiary of the popular French carpooling company, BlaBlaCar, is a travel company operating long-distance services in 10 countries in Europe. Founded in France, BlaBlaCar Bus provides connections to over 300 destinations. Standard amenities on the travel include air conditioning, toilets, USB and power outlets for charging phones, tablets and laptops during long travel journeys, extra legroom and adjustable seats. On select routes there is also free Wi-Fi available. BlaBlaCar Bus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one carry-on bag and up to two checked bags per person.
You can get from Cologne to Calais 2 different ways: train or bus.
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Calais is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $48 (€42) compared to other travel options to Calais:
Taking a bus costs $163 (€141) less than taking a train, which costs on average $211 (€183) for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Calais from Cologne is by train with an average travel time of 5 h 28 min.
Other travel options to Calais take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 14 h 30 min of travel time.
The distance is approximately 221 miles (357 km) from Cologne to Calais.
The average frequency per day from Cologne to Calais is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Calais as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Cologne to Calais:
The following travel companies offer services from Cologne to Calais:
Yes, there are direct routes from Cologne to Calais with the following travel companies:
Direct services to Calais tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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