How do I get from Cologne Bonn airport to Düsseldorf?

Q: How do I get from Cologne Bonn airport to Düsseldorf?

RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf: €13.90 for one traveler, 59 min. It leaves you at Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in 59 minutes, via Köln Messe/Deutz (10), Köln Hbf (14, with a five-minute stop), Dormagen, Neuss and Düsseldorf-Bilk; the train continues to Düsseldorf Flughafen and the Ruhr. The RE6 leaves hourly at 48 minutes past, 04:48 to 00:48, and reaches Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in 59 minutes via Köln Messe/Deutz, Köln Hbf, Dormagen, Neuss and Düsseldorf-Bilk. The fare is EUR 13.90 (EUR 6.30 a child), or EUR 55.60 for up to five on the 24hTicket 5 Personen; this ticket is valid only on this route, not across the network. Düsseldorf Airport station is 15 minutes further on the same train. The ICE runs the same route on a Deutsche Bahn fare that changes daily and does not accept this ticket.

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2 ways to Düsseldorf

For Cologne generally we recommend the S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof; for Düsseldorf the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. The Private transfer to Düsseldorf is 14 minutes quicker for €136.10 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf

RE6 · National Express, Rheinlandtarif (VRS/VRR cross-border)

59 min rideEvery 60 min04:48–00:48

Flughafen Köln/Bonn stationDüsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in 59 minutes

Non-stop

€13.90total for 1 adult€13.90 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Flughafen Köln/Bonn station, platform 3 — the same train that serves Köln Hbf

Cologne to Düsseldorf: EUR 13.90 an adult, EUR 6.30 a child, EUR 27.80 for a one-person 24hTicket, EUR 55.60 for the 24hTicket 5 Personen. This level-3 ticket is valid only on the route, not across the network. The NRW-Tarif and eezy.nrw also price this ride, by distance.

Luggage. An RRX regional express; no published luggage rule, and busy between Cologne and Düsseldorf at rush hour.

Hours. Hourly at 48 minutes past, 04:48 to 00:48, Monday to Sunday; Düsseldorf Hbf at 47 past the following hour. In the week of 14 September 2026 the evening service thins to a last train around 21:48.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Pre-booked

Private transfer to Düsseldorf

Driver meets you in arrivals

45 min rideTraffic dependent

Driver meets you in arrivals with a name boardAny address in Düsseldorf

Non-stopPer vehiclePre-book

€150total for 1 adult€150 eachBook transferPartner link · through Kiwitaxi

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board

The price is for the car, fixed when you book; traffic and the hour do not change it.

Price for every party size · Fare source (partner link)

The RE6 leaves hourly at 48 minutes past, 04:48 to 00:48, and reaches Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in 59 minutes via Köln Messe/Deutz, Köln Hbf, Dormagen, Neuss and Düsseldorf-Bilk. The fare is EUR 13.90 (EUR 6.30 a child), or EUR 55.60 for up to five on the 24hTicket 5 Personen; this ticket is valid only on this route, not across the network. Düsseldorf Airport station is 15 minutes further on the same train. The ICE runs the same route on a Deutsche Bahn fare that changes daily and does not accept this ticket.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Bonn Airport into Cologne

Your destination

Straight there.

No. Düsseldorf is the state capital, downstream on the Rhine and under a separate transport authority, the VRR; the RE6 from the airport runs through Köln Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in 59 minutes without a change.

Cologne Bonn Airport

Follow the signs

Flughafen Köln/Bonn station

RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf · 59 min

Düsseldorf

RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf serves Düsseldorf. S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof does not.

Düsseldorf has its own airport. Düsseldorf airport to Düsseldorf city center

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf runs 04:48–00:48. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Düsseldorf

Find the stop

Flughafen Köln/Bonn station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Düsseldorf

59 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the S19 or RE6 to Köln Hauptbahnhof stop at Düsseldorf?

No. It runs to Köln Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes on the S19 (14 on the RE6).

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf runs 04:48–00:48. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

Is Düsseldorf in Cologne?

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