Travel optionsfrom Ostend to Cologne
How to get from Ostend to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Ostend to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus8:45 AM8h05Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West4:50 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$411One-way1 transfer
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FlixBus · FlixBus8:45 AM8h05Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West4:50 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$411One-way1 transfer
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IC 518 · ICE 3196:42 PM3h33Ostende10:15 PMCologne Hbf$1161One-way1 transfer
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IC 519 · 18977 · 268437:42 PM5h00Ostende12:42 AMCologne Hbf$1081One-way2 transfers
IC 520 · 18981 · 268458:42 PM5h00Ostende1:42 AMCologne Hbf$1081One-way2 transfers
IC 510 · ICE 31510:42 AM3h33Ostende2:15 PMCologne Hbf$1541One-way1 transfer
FlixBus2:10 PM6h40Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West8:50 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$411One-way0 transfers
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FlixTrain8:45 AM8h58Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West5:43 PMCologne Hbf$511One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Ostend to Cologne:
A bus is $38 (€31) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ostend to Cologne costing on average $59 (€48).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 6h 35m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 5 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ostend and Cologne as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Ostende and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, SNCB to go to Cologne by train.
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