Bonn: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bonn is a city of 330,579 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 64 m (210 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Bonn runs from about 8 h 2 min a day in late December to 16 h 34 min in late June (computed for 50.73° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bonn is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, whose 12,516-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 66 km), Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN, 88 km), Dortmund Airport (DTM, 94 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 95 km).
Flights to Bonn: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Bonn · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Paris, 400 km (France) — flights · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 370 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Köln, 24 km — tours
- Brussels, 193 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 225 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Amsterdam, 238 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 132 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Düsseldorf, 59 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Stuttgart, 264 km — tours
- Essen, 81 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Bonn?
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Bonn?
About 330,579 people live in Bonn (GeoNames).
What time zone is Bonn in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Bonn?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Bonn?
Paris (400 km), Hamburg (370 km), Köln (24 km), Brussels (193 km), Rotterdam (225 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.