Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), also called Köln/Bonn Airport or Konrad Adenauer Flughafen, is Germany’s sixth largest airport. There are two terminals.
Distance
15 km (9 mi) southeast of Cologne and 16 km (10 mi) northeast of Bonn.
Hours Of Operation
Cologne Airport operates twenty-four hours a day.
Cologne Airport Airlines
The low-cost airlines Germanwings and TUIfly as well as the postal service UPS use Cologne Airport as their hub.
About forty-five other airlines make stops here. The official airport site has a full list here…
Cologne Airport — Realtime Arrivals & Departures
Here are the links to the live time tables for both arrivals and departures…
Getting To And From Cologne Bonn Airport
Cologne airport is well-served and easily accessed by public transportation.
Long-Distance Trains
Long-distance train connections to major German cities, including the high-speed ICE, are available. Plus, the regional S13 train will get you to Köln Hauptbahnhof (main station) in just fifteen minutes so you conveniently get to Europe-wide destinations, too.
Regional Trains
The S-Bahn train is a convenient way to get to and from the airport. The S13 train will take you from central Cologne to the airport in about fifteen minutes. Remember to buy and validate your ticket BEFORE you get on board.
Tip: Use the Cologne airport web site’s trip planner for precise, up-to-the-minute train travel details…
Buses
There are several airport shuttle buses that run to and from Cologne and the airport in about twenty minutes.
Shopping
Cologne offers a mini-mall’s worth of shops to help you spend the time before your flight. You can pick up anything from sunglasses to souvenirs to flowers and duty-free items.
Food & Drink
There’s also a wide range of culinary choices. American fast food staples Burger King and Subway are here. Bistro, cafe, and snackbars are also available. If you feel like more of a sit-down meal (or have more time to kill before you take off), why not try Gosch Seafood Restaurant or the Maredo steakhouse. :-)
Fun Facts
Cologne Bonn Airport has not only international connections, but also interplanetary ones. It’s a part of the German space agency and is even one of NASA’s worldwide bases for space shuttle landings!
It is also concerned about issues closer to home, namely, climate change. Cologne offers its visitors the ability to offset the CO² emissions from their flights through monetary donations to the myclimate organization.
