Cologne to Graz bus: 2.6 a day, fastest 12h00

2.6 a dayfastest 12h00☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria

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CologneMontabaurFrankfurtAschaffenburgFürthMunichGraz· 753 km as the crow flies

10:40 → 01:10⁺¹
FlixBus N884
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Graz P&R Webling · via Montabaur, Frankfurt, Aschaffenburg, Fürth…
14h306 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
11:20 → 00:40⁺¹
FlixBus N951
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Graz P&R Webling · via Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Munich
13h203 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
17:55 → 05:55⁺¹
FlixBus N261 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Graz P&R Webling · via Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg
12h004 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:55 → 04:55+1)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.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 17:55, arrive 05:55

The plane is 8h08 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h13

To Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N26112h00
From Graz P&R Webling19 min

Train · fastest direct11h21

To Köln Messe/Deutz Bf12 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 6210h58
From Graz Hbf1 min

Plane · nonstop DUS to GRZ5h05

To Düsseldorf (DUS)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DUS to GRZ1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From GRZ30 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 10h58

Deutsche Bahn. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Cologne to Graz nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsDUS→GRZBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Graz?

Yes. 2.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Graz?

The fastest takes 12h00; the slowest 14h30, for 753 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:40 and the latest at 17:55, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Graz?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 17:55 arriving 05:55 the next morning.

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