Athens to Cologne

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Best time to visit Cologne — climate

Flights from Athens to Cologne start around €66 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €66–223, based on 20 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Athens → Cologne; typically 1 stop (e.g. W4). · Based on 20 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Cologne

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Dec 13 – Dec 15 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 00m €136 Book

Dec 5 – Dec 8 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 00m €155 Book

Nov 15 – Nov 15 Pegasus Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 50m €166 Book

Jan 28 – Jan 31 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 00m €193 Book

Nov 14 – Nov 15 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 00m €196 Book

Feb 19 – Feb 21 Pegasus Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 50m €208 Book

Nov 14 – Nov 14 Pegasus Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 50m €210 Book

Weather in Cologne

Thu ☁️ 14° 7° 💧0%

Fri ☁️ 15° 8° 💧0%

Sat ☁️ 13° 7° 💧1%

Sun ☁️ 11° 6° 💧2%

Mon 🌫️ 9° 3° 💧8%

Tue ☁️ 10° 2° 💧8%

Wed ☁️ 11° 2° 💧2%

In Jan, Cologne typically sees ~6°C daytime highs and 13 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cologne

3★+ hotels from €90/night (36 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Leonardo Hotel Köln Bonn Airport hotel · Cologne

from €90/night★ 4

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Hotel Leonet hotel · Cologne

from €92/night★ 3

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Mercure Hotel Köln West hotel · Cologne

from €98/night★ 4

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Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)

Power plugsType C/F

BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries

Time difference-1h

Time in the air4h 00m

Things to do in Cologne

Top-rated tours and tickets from €15 — book ahead for the popular ones.

Street Art Tour Köln Ehrenfeld★ 5.0 (38)

City Tour per Rikscha in Cologne★ 5.0 (34)

Echoes of War: A National Socialism and Cologne WWII Tour★ 5.0 (14)

Cologne's City of the Dead Melaten Cemetery Tour in English★ 5.0 (12)

Private photo tour in Cologne★ 5.0 (10)

Scavenger hunt Belgian Quarter Cologne★ 5.0 (8)

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About Cologne

Cologne (German: Köln, Ripuarian: Kölle) is a city on the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the fourth largest city in Germany with around 1.1 million residents (2025). It is one of the nation's media, tourism and business hotspots, and is considered one of the most liberal cities in Germany. Cologne has a rich history, reaching back to the time of the ancient Roman Empire, when it was founded. It has remained a constantly inhabited important regional centre since.

Read the full Cologne guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

Round out the trip

eSIM for CologneData from the moment you land — no roaming bills. Rent a car in CologneCompare local and international rental desks. Airport transferFixed-price pickup waiting at arrivals. Travel insuranceMedical + luggage cover from a few €/day.

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-10-29. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.