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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Ohrid by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Ohrid Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane plane DTM - OHD
    6h 28m

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane CGN - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    9h 12m
    $72–264

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Ohridbus bus
    24h 54m
    $97

  4. Drive  2,021.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Ohridcar car 2,021.2 km
    20h 11m
    $406–586

  5. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane DTM - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    10h 48m

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane DUS - SKG
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain train
    4. Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus bus
    13h 1m
    $127–315

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Skopje International Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane CGN - SKP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Skopje Airport to Pristinashuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus bus
    13h 49m
    $249–555

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Pristina, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Pristina (PRN)plane plane DUS - PRN
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus bus
    14h 8m
    $102–404

  9. Bus via Bonn

    1. Take the bus from Bonn to Ohridbus bus
    35h 36m

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Ohridcar car
    24h 27m
    $348–490

Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights

Calendar2Weekly Planes
Duration2h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$86Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,634.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 28m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ohrid, North Macedonia?

Nasir Tours operates a bus from Cologne to Ohrid twice a week. Tickets cost $97 and the journey takes 24h 54m.

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