Leverkusen: 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.
Leverkusen is a city of 162,738 people in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), 52 m (171 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Leverkusen runs from about 7 h 59 min a day in late December to 16 h 37 min in late June (computed for 51.03° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Leverkusen is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, whose 12,516-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 33 km), Dortmund Airport (DTM, 70 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 86 km), Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 86 km).
Flights to Leverkusen: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Leverkusen · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 347 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Köln, 11 km
- Brussels, 186 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 200 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Amsterdam, 208 km (The Netherlands) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 157 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 26 km — car rental · tours
- Stuttgart, 295 km — tours
- Essen, 47 km — buses · car rental
- Dortmund, 63 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Leverkusen?
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Leverkusen?
About 162,738 people live in Leverkusen (GeoNames).
What time zone is Leverkusen in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Leverkusen?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Leverkusen?
Hamburg (347 km), Köln (11 km), Brussels (186 km), Rotterdam (200 km), Amsterdam (208 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.