Eindhoven to Cologne bus: 4.4 a day, fastest 2h30

4.4 a dayfastest 2h30FlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

EindhovenRoermondDüsseldorfLeverkusenCologne· 117 km as the crow flies

10:40 → 13:20
FlixBus 841
Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Düsseldorf
2h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
10:40 → 13:40
FlixBus 1924
Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf
3h002 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Mon 2 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
11:10 → 14:25
FlixBus 007
Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Düsseldorf
3h151 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
12:30 → 16:05
FlixBus X68
Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Maastricht, Aachen
3h352 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
14:50 → 19:05
FlixBus 268
Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Roermond, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen
4h153 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:45 → 21:45
FlixBus 1924
Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Duisburg, Düsseldorf
3h002 stops
Runs: Only Wed 4 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Wed 11 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
20:50 → 23:20
FlixBus N93
Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Aachen
2h301 stop
Runs: DailyBook 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 (2h03). The bus takes 1h28 longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h31

To Eindhoven Station (John F. Kennedylaan)7 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N932h30
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min

Train · fastest direct2h03

To Eindhoven Centraal1 min
Before departure10 min
Nightjet 4031h52

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?

3 a weekdirect trains, fastest 1h52

NS International, ÖBB. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Eindhoven to Cologne?

Yes. 4.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Eindhoven to Cologne?

The fastest takes 2h30; the slowest 4h15, for 117 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:40 and the latest at 20:50, local time in Eindhoven. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Eindhoven to Cologne?

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

Eindhoven ▸ Cologne

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