There are 11 ways to get from Prague to Cologne Central Station by plane, train, bus, 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 Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane PRG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
4h 52m€84–228Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminalbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 35m€45–77Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41
9h 54m€152–273Drive 658.7 km
- Drive from Prague to Cologne Central Stationcar 658.7 km
6h 16m€104–151Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
4h 36m€75–179Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
6h 39m€103–311Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PRG - CGN
4h 8m€79–244Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PRG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 37m€124–333Bus via Cologne Airport CGN
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGNbus N870 / ...
10h€60–96Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Frankfurttrain Drf
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 79 / ...
10h 30mBus #2
- Take the bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 59m€135–150
Prague to Cologne Central Station by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Cologne Central Station is to bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Cologne Central Station is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €75 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praha Hlavní nádraží and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Cologne Central Station. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Schwandorf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
The distance between Prague and Cologne Central Station is 615 km. The road distance is 658.7 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Cologne Central Station without a car is to bus which takes 9h 35m and costs €40 - €80.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Prague to Cologne Central Station, including transfers.
Prague to Cologne Central Station bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
Prague to Cologne Central Station train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Cologne Central Station is to bus which takes 9h 35m and costs €40 - €80. Alternatively, you can train via Nuremberg, which costs €150 - €280 and takes 9h 54m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €250 and takes 4h 8m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Cologne Central Station, Germany?
RegioJet operates a bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost €40–70 and the journey takes 9h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Cologne Central Station via Schwandorf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Köln Messe/Deutz Bf in around 9h 54m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- 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 Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €135–150
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Prague to Cologne Central Station bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal station.
Prague to Cologne Central Station train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Schwandorf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Cologne Central Station is 659 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Prague to Cologne Central Station.
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