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Compare train, bus, and flight for Ostend to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Ostend to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $21. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 19m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $21, and a train costs an average of $66.
Distance: 176 miles (284 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
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$113 Average price | $33 Average price Cheapest | $63 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 49m Average total duration Fastest 3h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 10m Average total duration 6h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 30m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Ostend to Cologne:
A bus is $80 (€65) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ostend to Cologne costing on average $113 (€92).
A bus is $614 (€503) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Ostend to Cologne costing on average $647 (€530).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Flight takes on average 5h 27m.
Bus takes on average 6h 40m.
Travel optionsfrom Ostend to Cologne
How to get from Ostend to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Ostend to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus8:25 PM6h35Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West3:00 AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$321One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus8:25 PM6h35Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West3:00 AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$321One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- R 18213 · ICE 1712:53 PM3h22Ostende4:15 PMCologne Hbf$1241One-way1 transfer
Other options
- IC 504 · ICE 114:42 AM3h34Ostende8:16 AMCologne Hbf$631One-way1 transfer
- IC 2306 · IC 2806 · ICE 136:48 AM3h28Ostende10:16 AMCologne Hbf$771One-way2 transfers
- IC 506 · ICE 136:43 AM3h33Ostende10:16 AMCologne Hbf$771One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:30 AM6h20Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West4:50 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$371One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus2:10 PM6h40Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West8:50 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$451One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:25 AM8h35Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West6:00 PMLeverkusen, Bf Mitte$551One-way1 transfer
LX4426+
LX7813:00 PM4h10Brussels Airport7:10 PMCologne Bonn Airport$4851One-way1 transfer- LX4428+LX7813:00 PM6h35Brussels Airport9:35 PMCologne Bonn Airport$4851One-way1 transfer
LH5629+
LH40506:45 AM5h40Brussels Airport12:25 PMCologne Bonn Airport$5801One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Ostend to Cologne:
A bus is $80 (€65) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ostend to Cologne costing on average $113 (€92).
A bus is $614 (€503) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Ostend to Cologne costing on average $647 (€530).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Flight takes on average 5h 27m.
Bus takes on average 6h 40m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 5 buses per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ostend and Cologne as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Brussels Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Ostende and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, SNCB to go to Cologne by train.
- 2 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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