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11 a dayfastest 3h50FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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CologneAachenEindhovenTilburgWaalwijkRotterdamAmsterdam· 214 km as the crow flies
  • 03:40 → 07:30
    FlixBus N61
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf
    3h501 stop
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:40 → 06:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 06:10 → 12:40
    FlixBus N93
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Aachen, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Waalwijk…
    6h307 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:10 → 11:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 06:30 → 10:30
    FlixBus N61
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf, Duisburg
    4h002 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:30 → 09:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 08:25 → 12:30
    FlixBus N61
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf, Rees
    4h052 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 08:35 → 12:45
    FlixBus N487
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf
    4h101 stop
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 07:35 → 11:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 09:25 → 14:20
    FlixBus 068
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Rees, Utrecht
    4h554 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 11:00 → 17:20
    FlixBus 1924
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, Eindhoven, Breda…
    6h206 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 23 Oct, Fri 30 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 11:00 → 18:15
    FlixBus 1924
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Aachen, Liège, Antwerp, Breda…
    7h156 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Sun 1 Novthe open data has only these datesThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 10:00 → 17:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 11:55 → 15:50
    FlixBus N61
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf
    3h551 stop
    Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 10:55 → 14:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 13:50 → 19:15
    FlixBus X68
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Aachen, Maastricht, Eindhoven
    5h253 stops
    Runs: Wed to SunBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 15:15 → 20:10
    FlixBus 068
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Rees, Utrecht
    4h555 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 15:40 → 20:15
    FlixBus 011
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf
    4h351 stop
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 16:55 → 21:30
    FlixBus 027
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf, Duisburg
    4h352 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 18:25 → 22:45
    FlixBus 835
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf
    4h201 stop
    Runs: Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 19:40 → 00:25+1
    FlixBus 1924
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Eindhoven
    4h453 stops
    Runs: Only Tue 3 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Tue 10 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Amsterdam?

Yes. 11 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Amsterdam?

The fastest takes 3h50; the slowest 7h15, for 214 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:40 and the latest at 19:40, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Amsterdam?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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