Cologne to Antwerp bus: 2 a day, fastest 3h50

2 a dayfastest 3h50FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇧🇪 Belgium

Direct buses · no change

CologneAachenMaastrichtHasseltBrusselsAntwerp· 181 km as the crow flies

10:10 → 15:45
FlixBus N884
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5) · via Aachen, Maastricht, Hasselt, Brussels
5h355 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 09:10 → 14:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:00 → 14:50
FlixBus 1924
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5) · via Aachen, Liège
3h502 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Sun 1 Novthe open data has only these datesThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 10:00 → 13:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:55 → 21:15
FlixBus 328
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5) · via Aachen, Liège, Brussels
5h203 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (2h29). The bus takes 2h28 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h57

To Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 19243h50
From Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5)13 min

Train · fastest direct2h29

Before departure10 min
ICE 3102h19

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

2 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h19

Deutsche Bahn. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Cologne to Antwerp nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Antwerp?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Antwerp?

The fastest takes 3h50; the slowest 5h35, for 181 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:10 and the latest at 15:55, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Antwerp?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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