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1 way to the airport

Cologne Bonn sets no single arrival time: check-in counters for different airlines open at different times before departure. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof

S19RE6 · DB Regio NRW (S19) and National Express (RE6), Rheinlandtarif
14–16 min rideEvery 20 min04:01–03:41
Köln HauptbahnhofFlughafen Köln/Bonn station
Luggage space
€4total for 1 adult€4 eachBuy ticketOn DB Regio NRW and National Express, Rheinlandtarif
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Köln Hauptbahnhof — the S19 from platform 10, the RE6 from platform 3

EUR 4.00 an adult, EUR 1.80 a child aged 6 to 14, EUR 9.60 for a 24hTicket, EUR 19.20 for the 24hTicket 5 Personen (up to five people, 24 hours, on every bus, tram, S-Bahn and regional train in the city) — cheaper than five singles at EUR 20.00. The EUR 2.90 Kurzstrecke is not sold for S-Bahn or regional trains. The KölnCard covers the same area for EUR 9.00 (one person) or EUR 19.00 (five), sold at the same machines.

Luggage. Commuter trains with racks and standing room; full at rush hour.

Hours. Every 20 minutes from 04:01, dropping to every 30 minutes through the night on the same S19 that runs all night the other way; the RE6 adds an hourly service by day. On the same dated engineering nights as the airport-bound S19, this direction stops early too and a replacement bus covers it.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: SB60 airport express bus to Bonn Hbf, RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf, Pre-booked private transfer, Private transfer to Düsseldorf. Every way from Cologne Bonn airport into Cologne

How do I get from Cologne to Cologne Bonn airport?

For one traveler the S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof is the way we recommend: €4 in total, 14–16 min, boarding at Köln Hauptbahnhof. The first one leaves at 04:01 and is at the airport by about 04:17; the last leaves at 03:41. Cologne Bonn sets no single arrival time: check-in counters for different airlines open at different times before departure, so check with your airline, come in good time and allow for the queues. Some airlines offer check-in the evening before.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof

First 04:01 from Köln Hauptbahnhof, at the airport by about 04:17.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

A train towards the airport runs all night: every 30 minutes even in the small hours, stepping up to every 20 minutes from 04:01. Whatever time your flight leaves, nothing on the S19 is ever more than half an hour away.

Before you leave for Cologne Bonn Airport

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How early to be there

Cologne Bonn sets no single arrival time: check-in counters for different airlines open at different times before departure, so check with your airline, come in good time and allow for the queues. Some airlines offer check-in the evening before.

Early flights

A train towards the airport runs all night: every 30 minutes even in the small hours, stepping up to every 20 minutes from 04:01. Whatever time your flight leaves, nothing on the S19 is ever more than half an hour away.

Questions

When is the first S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof from Köln Hauptbahnhof?

04:01. It reaches the airport at about 04:17.

How early should I be at Cologne Bonn airport?

Cologne Bonn sets no single arrival time: check-in counters for different airlines open at different times before departure, so check with your airline, come in good time and allow for the queues. Some airlines offer check-in the evening before.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

A train towards the airport runs all night: every 30 minutes even in the small hours, stepping up to every 20 minutes from 04:01. Whatever time your flight leaves, nothing on the S19 is ever more than half an hour away.

Arriving instead? Every way from Cologne Bonn airport into Cologne