Travel optionsfrom Ostend to Cologne
How to get from Ostend to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Ostend to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Ostend to Cologne:
A bus is $35 (€28) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ostend to Cologne costing on average $57 (€45).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 6h 35m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 5 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ostend and Cologne as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Ostende and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, SNCB to go to Cologne by train.
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