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Travel Information from Prague to Cologne

Distance536 km
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range€21 - €183
Cheapest modeTrain • €21 • 8 h 30 min
Fastest modeFlight • €183 • 1 h 15 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 536 km from Prague to Cologne. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Prague to Cologne.

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from Prague to Cologne

How to get from Prague to Cologne by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Prague to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
09:55AM11h35
Praha, Zličín
09:30PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
751One-way
1 transfer

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
09:50PM11h15
Praha, Na Knížecí
09:05AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
701One-way
1 transfer

Fastest

Lufthansa CitylineLH1693 · LH1986
04:45PM2h50
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
07:35PMCologne Bonn Airport
3171One-way
1 transfer

Other options

FlixBusFlixBus+FlixTrainFlixTrain
03:30AM10h11
Prague, Central Train Station
01:41PMCologne Hbf
781One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus+FlixTrainFlixTrain
06:15AM11h28
Praha, ÚAN Florenc
05:43PMCologne Hbf
921One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus+FlixTrainFlixTrain
06:05AM11h38
Prague, Central Train Station
05:43PMCologne Hbf
921One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
10:15PM12h30
Praha, Na Knížecí
10:45AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
701One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
04:10AM10h55
Praha, Na Knížecí
03:05PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
711One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
08:40PM9h40
Praha, Na Knížecí
06:20AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
741One-way
1 transfer
Lufthansa CitylineLH1691+LufthansaLH1984
01:45PM3h25
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
05:10PMCologne Bonn Airport
3171One-way
1 transfer
Lufthansa CitylineLH1695+Lufthansa City AirlinesLH4050
06:15AM6h20
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
12:35PMCologne Bonn Airport
3171One-way
1 transfer
Air BalticLX1483+Eurowings LX4424
06:25AM3h10
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
09:35AMCologne Bonn Airport
3481One-way
1 transfer

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FAQs: Travel from Prague to Cologne

Travel to Cologne easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Prague to Cologne.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options from Prague to Cologne. You can take a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Prague to Cologne is by taking a train with average ticket prices of €21 compared to other travel options to Cologne:

Taking a train costs €9 less than taking a coach, which average ticket prices of €30.

Taking a train costs €162 less than taking a flight, which costs on average €183 for the same trip.

The fastest way to get to Cologne from Prague is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 15 min.

Other travel options to Cologne take longer:

Coach takes on average 9 h 5 min.

Getting to Cologne by train takes 8 h 30 min on average.

Cologne is approximately 536 km away from Prague.

The average frequency per day from Prague to Cologne is:

  • 24 coaches a day.
  • 7 flights per day.
  • 9 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route from Prague to Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Prague to Cologne:

  • Flights mostly leave from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and tend to arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Prague to Cologne:

  • Travel with FlixBus or Infobus for coaches to Cologne. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for FlixBus Prague to Cologne tickets on Omio for €43.
  • Eurowings, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Lufthansa, Smartwings, Austrian Airlines or Air Dolomiti can get you to Cologne by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Smartwings from Prague to Cologne for €183 on Omio.
  • Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, ÖBB | Railjet or ÖBB | Euro City (EC) for trains to Cologne. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Deutsche Bahn Prague to Cologne tickets on Omio for €21.

Yes, there are direct routes from Prague to Cologne with the following travel companies:

  • You'll find 8 direct coaches a day to Cologne with FlixBus.

Direct services to Cologne tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.

Many of our customers who book a trip from Prague to Cologne often extend their holiday and travel to other popular destinations like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels or Frankfurt am Main. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Prague and Cologne itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Cologne and any of these top destinations today!

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