Cologne Bonn Airport CGNEDDK

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is best understood as a compact, 24-hour regional international airport for Cologne, Bonn and the Rhine-Ruhr catchment, not as a major global alliance hub. Passenger traffic is led by Eurowings/Lufthansa Group, Ryanair and leisure/low-cost carriers, with a network focused on Germany, Europe, the Mediterranean, Turkey, North Africa and a few longer short-/medium-haul links. Its true hub role is stronger in cargo: UPS and FedEx have major operations here. For travellers, the big advantage is convenience: two adjacent terminals, an integrated ICE/S-Bahn/regional rail station, and a fast train ride to central Cologne. The trade-off is that CGN has a modest lounge and premium-service landscape, limited long-haul connectivity, and transfers can involve landside walking, security and passport formalities depending on airline, terminal and Schengen status.

Timezone: Europe/Berlin

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://www.cologne-bonn-airport.com/en/

Lost & found

+49 2203 40-3108

As of 2026-06-21 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

EDDK

Elevation

302 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

3

Longest runway

12516 ft

Terminals

To the city

• S-Bahn S19 → Köln Hauptbahnhof (Cologne city centre) · approx. 15 min · Station is directly under both terminals; runs roughly every 10 min weekdays / every 30 min weekends; also serves Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed line
• Regional train RE 6 / RB 27 → Cologne and other regional destinations · varies · Cologne/Bonn Airport station under a glass roof between the terminals; long-distance ICE trains stop at least hourly

Bus / coach

Local bus routes 161 (to Cologne) and SB60 (to Bonn); coach terminal for remote European destinations

Taxi

Taxi ranks available at the terminals

Train / metro

Cologne/Bonn Airport station beneath both terminals — S-Bahn S19, regional RE 6 / RB 27, plus ICE long-distance trains (Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed line)

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport