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There are 11 ways to get from Avignon to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    7h 20m
    €228–411

  2. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MRS - CGN
    6h 57m
    €94–363

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    14h 36m
    €99–172

  4. Drive  920 km

    1. Drive from Avignon to Colognecar car 920 km
    9h 15m
    €169–244

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    10h 19m
    €211–328

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from AVIGNON, Parking Autocars Saint-Benezet, Boulevard du Rhône to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    16h 33m
    €148–151

  7. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MRS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 10m
    €128–337

  8. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MRS - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 12m
    €114–316

  9. Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain train
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane NCE - DUS
    8h 46m
    €139–393

  10. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MRS - CRL
    3. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus bus
    4. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 1m
    €99–326

  11. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane MRS - LUX
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    4. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain train
    9h 37m
    €100–417

Avignon to Cologne by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration7h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€228Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,196.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 20m

What companies run services between Avignon, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Avignon Tgv to Koeln Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from AVIGNON, Parking Autocars Saint-Benezet, Boulevard du Rhône to Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 16h 33m.

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