How do you combine Düsseldorf and Köln?
Yes. Düsseldorf and Köln combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Düsseldorf and 2 days in Köln, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Düsseldorf and Köln are only about 34 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Düsseldorf is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), about 7 km away; for Köln it is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), about 16 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Düsseldorf
- 2 days
- Köln
- 2 days
- Together
- 4 days · about 34 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Düsseldorf
- Düsseldorf Sightseeing round-trip Cruise
- Tour to the sweetest treats in Düsseldorf with tastings
- Brewery Tour Düsseldorf in English (inc. 3 beer)
- Düsseldorf 2-Hour Evening Cruise
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.