best way to go from Dusseldorf (weeze) to Cologne??

Hi travelling over to Germany next week

arriving at Dusseldorf weeze airport and wondered what the best way of getting to Cologne is ,noticed there are bus%26#39;s but they take 2.5 hours ,is there a train which might be faster

Thanks Dean

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DB timetable

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

From: Weeze Flughafen

To: Cologne

RFB/AST are on demand (mini) bus services. You have to call the given phone numbers in advance.

AST to Weeze. From there by RE to Cologne. Travel time 1:48. Esp. if not travelling alone cheaper than the shuttle bus.

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It%26#39;s a bit of a journey from memory. Our bus went into Dusseldorf first, then onto Cologne. It took just over 2 hours I think, and it was nice enough scenery though, so not a bad journey. On the way back we took the train into Dusseldorf and got the bus back from there. We spent about an hour in the Altstadt in Dusseldorf which was nice. Weeze probably isn%26#39;t the best airport, but I%26#39;m guessing you%26#39;ve got a good deal with Ryanair?

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If you can afford it, www.octopustravel.com do some Tailor Made sightseeing Tours with pick up and drop off from your Hotel/Airport

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You could also visit Kevelaer which has a really nice Altstadt and is only about 15 minutes from Weeze airport. I have heard Weeze is nice too though I didn%26#39;t visit this town.

Germany has more Altstadt%26#39;s than you can shake a stick at. It%26#39;s really wortwhile to buy a good guidebook and do some exploring.

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Hi...how much did the bus travel cost ? and how much does the same cost by train ? Regards.

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Shuttle Bus Weeze Airport to Cologne: EUR 18,00

Bus to Weeze: EUR 1,95

Train Weeze to Cologne: EUR 16,30 *)

Bus to Kevelaer: EUR 3,60

Train Kevelaer to Cologne: EUR 15,50 *)

*) These tickets are valid to any train/tram/bus stop in Cologne.

Please note that the buses to Weeze/Kevelaer run only on demand. The bus to Weeze should be also included with this ticket. The bus to Kevelaer not.

Phone numbers can be found here:

airport-weeze.de/…

If you travel not alone buy a %26quot; SchönerTagTicket 5 Personen NRW%26quot; (HappyDayTicket 5 persons North Rhine-Westphalia%26quot; for EUR 27,00 which is valid one day for 2-5 persons and covers all local public transport in the state North Rhine-Westphalia.

On weekdays however only valid past 9am.

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Thanks for the reply.

Is the airport in weeze close to the city weeze ?

Regards.

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The bus needs 8 minutes to Weeze. Not far, but too far to just walk it.

Weeze is a town with 11.125 inhabitants.

weeze.de/kommunen/…