There are 13 ways to get from Villach to Cologne by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
8h 47m€148–341Train
cheapest- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
9h 26m€50–340Bus via Salzburg
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Southbus N73 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Köln Hbfbus
14h 58mDrive 862.6 km
- Drive from Villach to Colognecar 862.6 km
8h 10m€145–209Train to Graz Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GRZ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 19m€141–393Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
11h 55m€135–170Bus
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Munich central bus stationbus N73 / ...
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
17h€112–135Train to Ljubljana, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Kranjtrain
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LJU - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 58m€135–357Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
7h 37m€131–381Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 10m€113–317Train to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KLU - CGN
5h 7m€61–370Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VCE - CGN
7h 39m€98–310Train to Ljubljana, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Kranjtrain
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 40m€153–348
Villach to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Cologne is to train which costs €50 - €340 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €60 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Villach to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Köln Hbf via Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R and Salzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 58m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 26m.
The distance between Villach and Cologne is 902 km. The road distance is 862.6 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Cologne without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 47m and costs €140 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Villach to Cologne, including transfers.
Villach to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Hbf station.
Villach to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Cologne is to train via Munich which takes 8h 47m and costs €140 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Salzburg, which costs and takes 14h 58m.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Muenchen Hbf and München Hbf in around 8h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Villach Hbf to Köln Hbf via Salzburg South, Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, and Salzburg Hbf in around 14h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- 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 Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- 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 Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- *
- €45–75
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- €28–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- *
- €45–75
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- *
- €12–18
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- 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
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- 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
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- 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) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Villach Hbf to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Villach Hbf to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Salzburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from München, ZOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Villach to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salzburg South station.
Villach to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Cologne is 863 km. It takes approximately 8h 10m to drive from Villach to Cologne.
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