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Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cologne and Bonn

The airport has its own ICE station beside both terminals, S-Bahn services round the clock, and a single Rheinlandtarif ticket to Cologne is 4.00 EUR.

  • The airport has its own ICE railway station, immediately beside both terminals.
  • That means high speed trains stop here, so Frankfurt and the Ruhr are direct without going into Cologne.
  • S-Bahn, regional and bus lines serve it around the clock, from Cologne, Bonn, Bergisch Gladbach and the region.
  • A single ticket to Cologne or Bonn is 4.00 EUR, fare level 1b on the Rheinlandtarif.
  • An express bus links the airport with Bonn Hauptbahnhof.
  • Children up to and including five travel free.

The station

  • Cologne Bonn is one of the few European airports with an ICE station attached. It sits in the immediate vicinity of both terminals.
  • Around the clock service by S-Bahn, regional trains and buses. A night arrival is not stranded here.
  • Bonn has its own express bus to the Hauptbahnhof, which is more direct than the train for that city.

The fare

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cologne and Bonn
TicketPrice
Single, fare level 1b (Cologne, Bonn)4.00 EUR
Child, level 1b1.80 EUR
Short distance2.90 EUR
Single, level 25.50 EUR
  • Cologne, Bonn and Aachen are all fare level 1b, so the same 4.00 EUR covers a journey into either city.
  • A single ticket allows as many changes as you like within its validity, but no return or round trip.

Buying

  • The go.Center at the airport advises on tickets for local and long distance transport and sells them.
  • Ticket and service counters stand in Terminal 1 departures and Terminal 2 arrivals.

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