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Get from Paris to Cologne in only 3:21 on direct Eurostar trains.
Book your tickets four months in advance to get the best fares on offer.
Start your trip at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris and hop aboard one of the daily direct Eurostar trains to Cologne. You’ll get to the bustling city of Cologne in just over 3 hours.
After 5 stops you’ll arrive at Köln Hbf, the Cologne’s main train station. Set right next to the celebrated cathedral, the station’s within minutes from the shopping district, several important museums and many more attractions. The station’s also a major rail hub for journeys to other destinations in Germany, as well as to Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe.
Update 14/4, 10 am
Due to a strike, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Monday 14 April (10 pm) to Tuesday 15 April 2025 included.
An alternative train service has been drawn up based on available train staff. Take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after your international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains shortly across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge). More details on this alternative train service are available on www.belgiantrain.be.
All TGV INOUI, Eurostar, OUIGO and ICE trains operate normally. However, several EuroCity and Eurocity Direct trains that connect Belgium and The Netherlands are cancelled on Tuesday 15/4.
EuroCity: 12 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. Cancelled trains:
Eurocity Direct: half of the trains operating. Cancelled trains:
Please check this page regularly for further updates.
