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: €27.80 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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Airport to destination

Cologne Bonn airport to
Düsseldorf.

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.

Your destination: Düsseldorf

1 way to Düsseldorf

One way · 2 adults · All service hours · Totals for your whole group

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

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.

Lowest listed total · shortest ride

RE6 to Düsseldorf Hbf

regional · 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

€27.80total for 2 adults€13.90 each2 × €13.90 adult fareBuy ticketOn National Express, Rheinlandtarif (VRS/VRR cross-border)

Hours, tickets & luggage

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.

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

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.

What happens at Düsseldorf?

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 runs to the center.

Is Düsseldorf in Cologne?

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