€35*
3:14
4 months in advance
It’s an easy and fast journey by train from Cologne to Paris. The Eurostar 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.
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).
Due to planned engineering works on the German rail network, the latest ICE train of the day in both directions between Brussels and Cologne will be cancelled on several days from June to October 2025.
This concerns:
These trains will not operate between Brussels and Cologne on the following days:
Due to planned engineering works on the Belgian rail network, ICE trains connecting Brussels to Cologne and Frankfurt will be diverted from their usual itinerary from Saturday 2 August to Sunday 17 August 2025.
This will result in longer journey times. As a consequence, most ICE trains from Brussels to Germany will terminate in Cologne and ICE trains from Germany to Brussels will depart from Cologne.
Between Cologne and Frankfurt, passengers can use other trains operated by Deutsche Bahn.
From Saturday 16 to Sunday 31 August 2025 inclusive, engineering works are planned on the high-speed line between Brussels and the French border. During these works, Eurostar and TGV INOUI trains will be diverted via an alternative route, resulting in longer journey times.
Our journey planner, booking system and ticket details already takes these changes into account.