There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Klaipėda by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or shuttle
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Palanga International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane DUS - PLQ
8h 12m$163–508Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Palanga International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane CGN - PLQ
9h 51m$127–487Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Braunschweig, Berliner Platzbus
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Kaunasbus
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklosbus
27h 8mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
- Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipedacarferry
28h 9m$129–1,020Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Kaunastrain
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Klaipėdatrain 15 / ...
35h 28mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kaunas, car
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kaunas (KUN)plane CGN - KUN
- Drive from Kaunas Airport to Klaipedacar
7h 19m$133–623Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DUS - RIX
- Take a shuttle bus from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
8h 35m$132–297Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain S6
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklosbus
32h 46m$189–319Drive 1,508 km
- Drive from Cologne to Klaipėdacar 1,508 km
18h 4m$260–375
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Klaipėda is to fly and shuttle which costs $130 - $300 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Klaipėda is to fly and car which takes 7h 19m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Klaipėda. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Mokyklos via Braunschweig and Kauno autobusų stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Klaipėda. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Klaipėda via Frankfurt, Kraków Główny, Kaunas and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 28m.
The distance between Cologne and Klaipėda is 1156 km. The road distance is 1508 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Klaipėda without a car is to bus which takes 27h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Cologne to Klaipėda, including transfers.
Cologne to Klaipėda bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Klaipėda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Klaipėda is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $160 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 27h 8m, you could also train, which costs and takes 35h 28m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Klaipėda, Lithuania?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Mokyklos via Braunschweig, Berliner Platz, Braunschweig, Kaunas, and Kauno autobusų stotis in around 27h 8m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Palanga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palanga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palanga International Airport via Stockholm, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palanga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kaunas via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Braunschweig, Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Braunschweig to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- Kautra
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
- Phone
- +370 686 94403
- Website
- keleiviu.lt
Shuttle from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- keleiviu.lt
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Reclining Seat
- $18
- 4-bed inside cabin
- $190
- 2-bed inside cabin
- $100–120
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- $143
- Standard Car (Extra fee)
- $73
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- Ollex
Car from Kaunas Airport to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- Ollex
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Cologne to Klaipėda bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Braunschweig, Berliner Platz station.
Klaipėda is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 09:23 in Cologne and 10:23 in Klaipėda.
Cologne to Klaipėda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Klaipėda is 1508 km. It takes approximately 18h 4m to drive from Cologne to Klaipėda.
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