How to travel from Prague to Cologne

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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
09:10AM11h25
Praha, Na Knížecí
08:35PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
1011One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

Regiojet(Prague -> Amsterdam)
11:00PM9h05
Praha, ÚAN Florenc
08:05AMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)
861One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Austrian AirlinesOS646 · OS249
04:40PM2h55
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
07:35PMCologne Bonn Airport
7271One-way
1 transfer

Other options

Deutsche BahnEX 358 · ICE 514
09:35AM10h30
Prague hlavní nádraží
08:05PMCologne Hbf
3231One-way
1 transfer
Deutsche BahnEX 356+agilisag 63068+Deutsche BahnICE 620
11:35AM8h52
Prague hlavní nádraží
08:27PMCologne Messe/Deutz
3231One-way
2 transfers
Deutsche BahnEX 356 · ICE 512
11:35AM10h31
Prague hlavní nádraží
10:06PMCologne Hbf
3231One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus
08:50AM11h45
Praha, ÚAN Florenc
08:35PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
1011One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:30AM12h00
Praha, ÚAN Florenc
09:30PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
1121One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
10:55AM10h35
Praha, Na Knížecí
09:30PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
1251One-way
0 transfers
Austrian AirlinesOS646+Eurowings OS8917
04:40PM5h20
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
10:00PMCologne Bonn Airport
6751One-way
1 transfer
Lufthansa CitylineLH1695+Eurowings LH5349
06:15AM3h45
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
10:00AMCologne Bonn Airport
6931One-way
1 transfer
LufthansaLH1693+Eurowings LH5353
04:45PM5h05
Prague Vaclav Havel Airport
09:50PMCologne Bonn Airport
6931One-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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