There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Marbella by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CGN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
6h 29m€65–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
20h 17m€506–942Train, bus via Girona
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Gironatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Clot-Aragontrain Re
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbellabus
29h 37m€491–775Drive 2,278.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Marbellacar 2,278.2 km
22h 27m€371–536Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane DUS - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
7h 13m€80–264Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane FRA - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
7h 9m€111–313Train to Weeze Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane NRN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
8h 25mTrain, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane EIN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
9h 23m€96–345Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Nimestrain Trn
- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
21h€430–745Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Barcelonabus FlixBus N710
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbellabus ALSA - Slpe Ma-Al
37h 11m€202–329Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Marbellabus
38h 40m€183–368
Cologne to Marbella by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Marbella is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €300 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Marbella is to fly and bus which takes 6h 29m and costs €65 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Marbella. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Marbella via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 11m.
The distance between Cologne and Marbella is 1894 km. The road distance is 2278.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Marbella without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 17m and costs €500 - €950.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Cologne to Marbella, including transfers.
Cologne to Marbella bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Marbella bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Marbella is 2278 km. It takes approximately 22h 27m to drive from Cologne to Marbella.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Marbella, Spain?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Marbella via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Barcelona, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 37h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Málaga Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Clot-Aragon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Clot-Aragon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
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