Flights to Cologne

Best time to visit Cologne

Cologne, called Köln in German as well as Kölle or Colonia, is a beautiful cathedral city on the Rhine. Multicultural, it is attractive for residents and tourists alike. The metropolis in the Rhineland boasts many sights and festivals.

If you are in Cologne before the beginning of spring and enjoy lively festivities, you should head for the big carnival parade on Rose Monday. During the first week of July, Cologne hosts the largest gay parade in Germany, the Cologne Pride.

On arrival and useful tips

Cologne's airport is located 17 kilometers outside the city. Deutsche Bahn provides a reliable service from Cologne/Bonn Airport to the city. In addition, the S-Bahn line 13 runs a regular service. Bus line 161 connects the Cologne Porz district to the airport, and the Airport Express Bus SB60 also serves the main station-airport route.

Guesthouse or backpacker hostel accommodation is reasonably priced starting at 20 EUR a night. Three-star hotels cost an average of EUR 140 per night per person. The Cologne public transport company (KBV) provides public transport throughout the Rhein-Sieg transport network. Tickets are available as one-way tickets, four-way tickets, day tickets or time tickets.

Airport Cologne (Koeln)-Bonn CGN

Cologne Bonn Airport, also known as Cologne-Wahn is one of the five largest airports in Gemany by passenger numbers. By freight handling, it is the second most important airport in Germany behind Frankfurt, the American cargo airline UPS Airlines has its European hub in Cologne. With the arrival of low-cost airlines at Cologne airport such as Easyjet in 2003, the airport underwent extensive expansion. Ryanair is also due to begin serving the airport in 2012. Cheap flights to Cologne from Manchester are, for example, operated by Germanwings.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes, about 13 000 short and long term spaces.
• Nearby cities: Bergisch Gladbach (13 km), Köln (15 km), Bonn (15 km), Leverkusen (21 km), Remscheid (36 km), Solingen (36 km), Wuppertal (45 km), Düsseldorf (47 km), Neuss (49 km), Hagen (58 km)
• Directions by car: A59 (exit airport ), L84.
• Stations: The airport station beneath Terminal 2 is served regularly by the train lines 13 and the ICE and RE.

Location

Opened in 1938, Cologne airport is in Wahner Heide, about 14 km or 10 miles south east of Cologne city centre and about 22 km or 17 miles north east of Bonn inner city. Motorists should use the A-59 motorway or the L-84 to reach Cologne airport.

The S-Bahn 13 operates a service between the airport station and the main station. The Regional-Express Linie 8 and the ICE also stop at the airport as does the Cologne city bus number 161 and the express bus SB60.