Antwerp to Cologne bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 4h00

1.9 a dayfastest 4h00FlixBus🇧🇪 Belgium → 🇩🇪 Germany

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AntwerpBrusselsHasseltMaastrichtAachenCologne· 181 km as the crow flies

05:10 → 10:30
FlixBus N884
Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Hasselt, Maastricht, Aachen
5h205 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
09:40 → 13:40
FlixBus 1924
Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Liège, Aachen
4h002 stops
Runs: Only Sat 24 Oct, Sat 31 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
11:20 → 16:50
FlixBus 328
Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Liège, Aachen
5h303 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, 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 (2h33). The bus takes 2h34 longer.

Bus · fastest direct5h07

To Antwerp Rooseveltplaats (B5)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 19244h00
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min

Train · fastest direct2h33

Before departure10 min
ICE 3112h23

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 2h23

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Antwerp to Cologne?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Antwerp to Cologne?

The fastest takes 4h00; the slowest 5h30, for 181 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:10 and the latest at 11:20, local time in Antwerp. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Antwerp to Cologne?

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

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