From the Airport to Town
...by local train
Every 20 minutes the local
train ("S-Bahn" line S 13) links the airport Cologne with the
city's main train station stopping one time in Cologne-Deutz near the
city's trade fair area "koelnmesse". The trains to
the centre of Cologne start in the new airport railway station
in the basement level of terminal 2. Many signs will show
passengers the way to trains. The ride takes about 15 minutes
to Cologne main station beside the cathedral. The
fare is 2 euros each adult and 1,30 Euros each child. more
...by taxi
If you choose to take a taxi
cap, there are nor- mally enough cars near the exits at the
arrival areas except when many passengers have just been
arrived. You can avoid waiting time by walking upstairs to the
departure level where taxis are waiting for you, too. A trip
to the centre of city costs about 25 Euros. If you come as a
group, you might try to save money by ordering a car for up to
eight persons sharing the taxi fare. more
...by (rental) car
Leaving the airport area,
take the second exit to the A59 direction "Köln".
At junction "Gremberg- hoven" follow the A559 and
the signs to the centre ("Zentrum"). Your special
goal within the city may be signed there as well. The trip
from airport to town lasts about 20 minutes unless there's no
traffic jam to suffer from. more
Services at
the airport Cologne
Food & Beverage
The airport Cologne is going
on expanding and that's why there are new offers for having a
quick meal when arriving in Cologne with a hungry stomache.
Such new offers are a branch of Burger King and a café serving sweet cakes and tartes in terminal 1. They are
accompanied by fur- ther restaurants, bistros and coffee bars in
both of the two terminals at Cologne/ Bonn. If you want to
taste the first glass of Cologne's beer speciality, just walk
to the "Kölsch-Stube" fur- nished in a typical
Cologne pub feeling. more
Bank & Post office
There are two banks at the airport: in
terminal 1 the "Reisebank" (Travel Bank) at
departures/ gateway B and in termi- nal 2 the "Stadtspar-
kasse
Köln" (Cologne Savings Bank) at depar- tures/gatway D. The
Reisebank is open from Monday to Friday bet- ween 7am and
9:30pm, on Saturdays from 10am to 6pm and on Sundays from 7am to
3pm. The Savings Bank is open
from Monday to Friday between 6:30am and 6pm, on Saturdays
from 9am to 1pm. At the bank pavilions there are cash machines. The post
of- fice in the airport is found
at the bookstore Kirschner in terminal 2 at arrivals
gate D. more
Shopping & Souvenirs
In the airport one can buy souvenirs and
other nice things. The way to the shops is always well marked.
Here is a key word list:
- Fashion/Accessories
- Flowers
- Duty Free Shops
- Mobile phones
- Perfumes
- Dry clothes cleaning
- Sweets
- Supermarket
- Tobacco/Lotto
Cars & Parking
Six car rental services operate in the
airport: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt. The
branches are in the information center by gateway D in
terminal 1. Visitors and passengers can park in the parking
houses if they drive. Those who are going to be parked longer
can pay a flat rate of €22 for the first week and €15 for
each additional. more
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