Cologne to Liège bus: 4.6 a day, fastest 1h55

4.6 a dayfastest 1h55BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇧🇪 Belgium

Direct buses · no change

CologneAachenLiège· 103 km as the crow flies

11:00 → 13:05
FlixBus 1924
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Liège Guillemins · via Aachen
2h051 stop
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 → 12:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:55 → 13:55
BlaBlaCar Bus
Cologne - Airport Bus Station → Liège
2h00nonstop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
15:35 → 17:50
BlaBlaCar Bus
Cologne - Airport Bus Station → Liège · via Aachen
2h151 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
15:55 → 18:40
FlixBus 328
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Liège Guillemins · via Aachen
2h451 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:00 → 00:55⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Cologne - Airport Bus Station → Liège
1h55nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
23:50 → 02:00⁺¹
FlixBus N79
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Liège Guillemins · via Aachen
2h101 stop
Runs: Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
23:55 → 02:05⁺¹
FlixBus N79
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Liège Guillemins · via Aachen
2h101 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, SunBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (1h11). The bus takes 1h49 longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h00

To Cologne - Airport Bus Station39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus1h55
From Liège11 min

Train · fastest direct1h11

Before departure10 min
ICE 181h00
From Liège-Guillemins1 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?

15.7 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h00

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

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Cologne to Liège nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Liège?

Yes. 4.6 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Liège?

The fastest takes 1h55; the slowest 2h45, for 103 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 11:00 and the latest at 23:55, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Liège?

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

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