Liège to Cologne bus: 4.5 a day, fastest 1h40

4.5 a dayfastest 1h40BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇧🇪 Belgium → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

LiègeAachenCologne· 103 km as the crow flies

02:55 → 05:05
FlixBus N79
Liège Guillemins → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Aachen
2h101 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:55 → 04:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
04:45 → 06:25
BlaBlaCar Bus
Liège → Cologne - Airport Bus Station
1h40nonstop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:45 → 05:25)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
11:25 → 13:40
FlixBus 1924
Liège Guillemins → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Aachen
2h151 stop
Runs: Only Sat 24 Oct, Sat 31 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
12:15 → 14:25
BlaBlaCar Bus
Liège → Cologne - Airport Bus Station · via Aachen
2h101 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
13:55 → 16:50
FlixBus 328
Liège Guillemins → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Aachen
2h551 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:55 → 17:50
BlaBlaCar Bus
Liège → Cologne - Airport Bus Station
1h55nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (1h12). The bus takes 1h33 longer.

Bus · fastest direct2h45

To Liège11 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus1h40
From Cologne - Airport Bus Station39 min

Train · fastest direct1h12

To Liège-Guillemins1 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 151h01

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?

15.3 a daydirect trains, fastest 56 min

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Liège to Cologne?

Yes. 4.5 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Liège to Cologne?

The fastest takes 1h40; the slowest 2h55, for 103 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:55 and the latest at 15:55, local time in Liège. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Liège to Cologne?

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

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