Bus Transfers To and From Cologne Airport
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Buses from Cologne Airport with Bus Routes and Times
The airport has many different public transport options and buses are a cheap and convenient way to travel to Cologne city center.
Cologne Airport buses start their service at 5.29 in the morning and run until 23.30 at night. The bus service Line 161 links the airport with Porz Markt, from where passengers have access to the metro railway network. Line 7 buses from Cologne city center locations link up with this airport service at Porz Markt.
The airport serves essentially the two cities Cologne and Bonn. The Express Bus Service 60 travels between the airport and Bonn's main railway station (Hauptbahnhof), where passengers can continue their journey either by metro train, regional or long distance trains to other major cities in Germany. Line 60 buses from Cologne Airport run every 30 minutes during week days. On weekends the service runs every 30 and 60 minutes. The bus into Bonn takes approximately 27 minutes and a one way ticket costs Euro 6.90 per adult.
Cologne's excellent public transport system dates back many years and was once mainly conducted by the tram system. The tram museum (www.hsk-koeln.de) offers a fascinating insight into 125 years of city center travel. The many exhibits shown in two halls at the Straßenbahn-Museum Thielenbruch include some very early and rare examples of tram trains.
Within greater urban Cologne there are other ways of enjoying travel, too – like floating above the Rhine River in a cable car! Spanning across the mighty river, the cable car costs EUR 4.00 for adults for a single journey and EUR 2.40 for children. The service operates from 1st April to 1st November between 10 am and 06.00 pm.
There are a number of special tickets that allow passengers to use a variety of public transport options (air, water and land) for a whole day, costing from EUR 18.00 for adults and EUR 10.00 for children ages 4 to 12. Some tickets can be bought in conjunction with the cable car, Cologne Zoo and Cologne Aquarium.
Cologne is very much a party town and to honour this the city even provides the Colonia-Express tram, essentially a party tram train that travels through the city at special occasions, such as New Year or Carnival, and allows people to have a dinner and dance, while they see the sights. For up to 6 hours the Colonia-Express rattles through the city, often taking famous landmarks, before stopping off at restaurants or interesting venues like the tram museum, where passengers can enjoy lunch or dinner and a glass or two of Rhineland wine.
5 Transfer Route(s) to and from Cologne Airport
Cologne Bonn Airport serves, as the name implies, the west German cities of Cologne and Bonn, and is located roughly halfway between the two. Bus connections from the airport, operated by SWB, therefore primarily provide links to these two cities’ central bus stations. However, longer-distance bus travel is possible from Cologne city centre via Flixbus; flying to Cologne Bonn Airport and then getting a Flixbus service can prove to be a cost-effective option for reaching your desired destination. These destinations include the neighbouring cities of Frankfurt and Dusseldorf, as well as cities in Belgium such as historic Liege.
Cologne Airport to Cologne Porz Markt by KVB
A bus transfer from Cologne Airport to the Porz Markt (the main train station in Cologne), taking 15 minutes, on the 161 Bus. Line 161 will display the Köln/Bonn Flughafen, Grengel, Urbach and Porz Markt sign at the front of the bus. There are three bus stops in the airport complex, first outside the terminal building, then at the air cargo depot, then at the administration buildings, after which the Cologne airport buses stop a Grengel Mauspfad, Waldstr./Akazienweg, Antoniusstr., Urbach Waldstr., Urbach Kaiserstr., Feuerwache (fire station), Celsiusstr., Train Station/Bahnhof Porz, Klingerstr. and Porz Markt. The journey only takes 15 minutes to complete and even on Sundays there is a service starting at 5.30 am running until 11.30 pm from Porz Markt. For onward transport into Cologne city centre, take the No. 7 on the S-Bahn.
For the 161 Bus - First Departure: 05:00am – Last Departure: 23:30pm. Buses run every 30-60 minutes.
For the 161 Bus - First Departure: 04:59 – Last Departure: 23:30. Buses run every 30-60 minutes.
Tickets vary in price and are based on zones rather than specific journeys. A single journey from the Airport to the city centre should cost no more than 7 Euros, but this is only an approximate figure
Cologne Airport to Bonn City Centre by SWB Bus and Bahn
A direct bus transfer from Cologne Airport to the Bonn Main Station, taking 30 minutes. The bus is the SB60.
First Departure: 05:16am – Last Departure: 00:46am. Buses run every 30 minutes on weekdays, and every 30-60 minutes on weekends. See the timetable.
First Departure: 05:16 – Last Departure: 00:46. Buses run every 30 minutes on weekdays, and every 30-60 minutes on weekends. See the timetable.
First Departure: 04:47am – Last Departure: 00:17am. Buses run every 30 minutes on weekdays, and every 30-60 minutes on weekends. See the timetable.
Cologne Airport to Frankfurt City Centre and Airport by Flixbus
Take the direct bus transfer from the Cologne Airport to Frankfurt city centre, arriving at Frankfurt’s Central station or at the Frankfurt Airport. The journey in total takes 2-3 hours.
First Departure: 03:00 – Last Departure: 23:30. To see the full timetable, simply go on the FlixBus website and work through the online booking system.
First Departure: 00:50 – Last Departure: 23:00. To see the full timetable, simply go on the FlixBus website and work through the online booking system.
Tickets are only bought as single one-way journeys, and price can vary throughout a given day – at time of writing, prices vary from 9.99 to 11.99 EUR
Please visit flixbus for more details on https://global.flixbus.com/
Cologne Airport to Aachen City Centre by Flixbus
Take the direct bus transfer from Cologne Airport to Aachen city centre, arriving at Aachen bus station. The journey takes 1 hour and 5 minutes altogether.
First Departure: 01:40 – Last Departure: 23:10. To see the full timetable, simply go on the FlixBus website and work through the online booking system.
First Departure: 02:35 – Last Departure: 21:50. To see the full timetable, simply go on the FlixBus website and work through the online booking system.
Tickets are only bought as single one-way journeys – at time of writing, prices cost 4.99 - 7.99 EUR
Please visit flixbus for more details on https://global.flixbus.com/
Cologne Airport to Liege City Centre by Flixbus
Take the direct bus transfer from the Cologne Airport to Liege city centre, arriving at Liege bus station. The journey takes approx 2 hours and 15 minutes altogether. To clarify, there will not be any passport checks or border control when travelling from Germany to Belgium, due to the two countries’ participation in the Schengen Zone.
There are usually three departures a day at 01:40, 08:40 and 23:10, but this can vary day-by-day. To see the full timetable, simply go on the FlixBus website and work through the online booking system.
First Departure: 01:10 – Last Departure: 16:20. These departures can vary however; to see the full timetable, simply go on the FlixBus website and work through the online booking system.
Tickets are only bought as single one-way journeys, and price can vary throughout a given day – at time of writing, prices were 6.99 EUR (March 2019)
Please visit flixbus for more details on https://global.flixbus.com/
Which Bus services/routes have stops at Cologne Airport?
Berlin - Bonn
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Cologne South CGN ✈ - Prague
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
SEV
Bus Service Operated By Staatsbahnen
SEV
Bus Service Operated By Staatsbahnen
Amsterdam - Freiburg - Constance
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Bochum / Bottrop - Munich
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Arcos - A. Serrano - Paris - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Prague - Bruges
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
161
Bus Service Operated By KVB Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG
161
Bus Service Operated By Kölner VB
Bucharest - Amsterdam
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
London - Brussels - Cologne
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Duisburg - Milan
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Cologne - Copenhagen
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Amsterdam - Bonn
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Hamburg - Paris
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Paris - Charleroi - Liège - Maastricht - Cologne - Düsseldorf
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Čapljina - Munich - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Wroclaw - Berlin - Bonn
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Essen/Düsseldorf - Nuremberg/Prague
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Tuzla - Zagreb - Antwerpen
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Debar - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Munchen - Amsterdam (EU)
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Amsterdam / Wilhelmshaven / Essen - Munich
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Dortmund - Paris
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Cologne - Copenhagen
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Sarajevo - Frankfurt
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Arcos - A. Serrano - Paris - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Frankfurt - Lille
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Tuzla - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Bucharest - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Essen - Nuremberg - Budapest
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Prague/Bayreuth - Amsterdam
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Amsterdam - Düsseldorf - Munich - Venice
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Amsterdam - Cologne CGN ✈/Vienna
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
423
Bus Service Operated By Bergisch Gladbach
SB60
Bus Service Operated By SWB Stadtwerke Bonn Verkehrs GmbH
Essen/Frankfurt - Zagreb - Rijeka
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Dortmund - Tuzla
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
London - Brussels - Cologne - Frankfurt
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Cologne - Munich
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Sofia - Dortmund (via Budapest)
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Tuzla - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Düsseldorf - Frankfurt - The Hague
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Bucharest - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Düsseldorf - Genoa
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Bihać - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
SEV
Bus Service Operated By National Express
SB60
Bus Service Operated By Stadtwerke Bonn
Warsaw - Berlin - Bonn - Paris
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
423
Bus Service Operated By RVK Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH NL Berg.Gladb.
Kiev - Cologne
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus
Florence - Frankfurt - Dortmund
Bus Service Operated By FlixBus-de
Where are the Bus Stops at Cologne Airport?
| Bus Stop Name | Latitude | Longitude | View on Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| directions_bus | Cologne - Airport | 50.8814439 | 7.11708099 | View |
| directions_bus | Cologne, Cologne South, Airport | 50.881001 | 7.117833 | View |
| directions_bus | Köln Flughafen Köln/Bonn Flughafen Bf | 50.878901 | 7.119302 | View |
| directions_bus | Köln Flughafen Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 1 | 50.878251 | 7.119499 | View |
| directions_bus | Köln Flughafen Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 | 50.881397 | 7.117352 | View |
| directions_bus | Köln Flughafen Personalparkplatz | 50.875947 | 7.113379 | View |
| directions_bus | Köln Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 1 | 50.878647 | 7.119638 | View |
| directions_bus | Köln Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 | 50.881003 | 7.117734 | View |
| directions_bus | Köln/Bonn Flughafen | 50.878902 | 7.119261 | View |
