Travel
Arrival by plane
There are two options
✈️From Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
From the Cologne Bonn Airport:
Either take a taxi from there (journey time approx. 5 to 10 minutes). Please tell the driver "Porz-Wahnheide, DLR" as your destination.
Or take the S-Bahn S 19 in the direction of "Troisdorf" from the station "Köln/Bonn Flughafen" in the basement of the airport
to the S-Bahn station "Porz-Wahn" (first stop after boarding). The journey time is approx. 30 minutes, from "Porz-Wahn" please take the Bus 162 to stop “DLR” (final stop)
✈️ From Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
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- At Frankfurt Hbf, board a Deutsche Bahn train to Köln Hbf (Cologne Central Station) or Siegburg Bahnhof (Siegburg Train Station),
In Siegburg change train into train S 12 or S 19 to Porz Wahn. From Cologne Central Station, change train into S12 or S 19 to Porz Wahn.
From "Porz-Wahn" please take the Bus 162 to stop “DLR” (final stop)- Taxi
You will find taxi ranks at both exits of Cologne Central Station. Please tell the driver "Porz-Wahnheide, DLR" as your destination. The telephone number of the Cologne taxi service is 0221-19410 and the fare should be around 35 euros in normal traffic.
- By car
Coming from Frankfurt (A3) or Bonn (A59), please follow the signs for "Flughafen Köln/Bonn" (A59) and - before the airport - take the exit "Porz-Wahn/Wahnheide", keep right and follow the signs for "DLR".
Coming from Cologne (A59) or from Oberhausen/Duesseldorf (A3), please also follow the sign "Flughafen Köln/Bonn", but then continue at the motorway junction "Flughafen" and take the next exit "Porz-Wahn/Wahnheide", keep left and follow the signs "DLR".
Please note: If you are using a navigation system, please enter "Planitzweg, 51147 Köln" instead of "Linder Höhe".
Travel to DLR Cologne-Porz (Linder Höhe)
By ICE + Public Transport (Germany-wide overview)
Destination:
DLR – German Aerospace Center
Standard local connection in Cologne (applies to all routes)
- ICE to Cologne Central Station (Köln Hbf) or Cologne Messe/Deutz
- S-Bahn S12 or S19 towards Hennef / Siegburg
- Exit at Porz-Wahn
- Bus 162 to stop “DLR” (final stop)
Overview about the major ICE departure hubs and connections
|
ICE Departure City |
Long-distance Route |
Local Transfers to DLR |
|
Berlin |
Direct ICE to Cologne Hbf |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Hamburg |
Direct ICE to Cologne Hbf (via Hanover/Ruhr) |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Munich |
Direct ICE to Cologne Hbf (via Stuttgart or Nuremberg) |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Frankfurt (Main) |
Very frequent direct ICE to Cologne Hbf (~1 h) |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Düsseldorf |
ICE or RE to Cologne Hbf (20–30 min) |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Stuttgart |
Direct ICE to Cologne Hbf |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Hanover |
Direct ICE to Cologne Hbf |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Dortmund / Ruhr Area |
ICE or RE to Cologne Hbf |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Nuremberg |
ICE to Cologne Hbf (usually via Frankfurt) |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
|
Leipzig / Dresden |
Direct ICE connections to Cologne Hbf |
S12/S19 → Porz-Wahn → Bus 162 |
Notes
- Total travel time from Cologne Hbf to DLR: approx. 45–60 minutes
- Taxis are available at Porz-Wahn station as an alternative to the bus 162
- All listed routes are suitable for national ICE travel within Germany