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Cologne - Paris
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Head straight to Paris departing from Cologne with ThalysTravel to Paris from Cologne

It’s an easy and fast journey by train from Cologne to Paris. The Thalys high-speed train will get you to the heart of the city in a little over 3 hours.

Book from 4 months before departure and take advantage of the best fares for your train journey to Paris.

Board the Thalys trains and travel straight to Paris

Getting to Paris from Cologne is easy by train. You can count on 5 direct Thalys trains every day.

Set off in Köln Hbf, Cologne’s main train station, situated next to the famous cathedral. The high-speed Thalys train will whisk you off to Paris Nord – via Belgium – in 3 hours 14 minutes.

Upon your arrival at Paris Nord train station, you can continue your journey with one of the many train connections, or you can start your visit of the city by metro or bus (provided by RATP).


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Köln Hbf train station

Bahnhofsvorplatz
50667 Cologne
Germany
PARKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRACTICAL INFO STATION PLAN

Paris Nord train station

18, Rue de Dunkerque
75010 Paris
France
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Possible security checks at Brussels-Midi, Antwerp-Central and Liège-Guillemins.
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From 13 to 28 April: adapted Thalys schedule between Cologne and Dortmund. 13 to 28 April: adapted Thalys schedule between Cologne and Dortmund.
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Engineering works in Germany from 26 to 28 April: ICE trains calling at Köln Ehrenfeld instead of Köln Hbf.From 26 to 28 April: ICE trains calling at Köln Ehrenfeld instead of Köln Hbf.
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Thalys and Intercity Netherlands not serving Antwerp-Central during several weekends until 10 June.Thalys and Intercity Netherlands not serving Antwerp-Central during several weekends.
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Other connections from Cologne

Cologne - Brussels Direct train 1:47
Cologne - Amsterdam Direct train 2:39
Cologne - London With a change 5:11
Cologne - Berlin Direct train 4:19
Cologne - Disneyland® Paris With a change 4:24
Cologne - Lille With a change 3:09
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