Cologne in 3 days

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Day 1
09:14 – back at 12:56
14 min walk (1.13 km)
09:14

St. Pantaleon

35 min

St. Pantaleon's Church

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

21 min by public transport, (tramwaj 15), 13 min walk
10:10

St. Gereon

35 min

St. Gereon's Basilica

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

11 min walk (0.88 km)
10:56

St. Ursula

35 min

Basilica of St. Ursula, Cologne

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

Day 2
09:23 – back at 18:22
23 min by public transport, (autobus 260), 17 min walk
09:23

Rheinpark

50 min

Open at any time

17 min walk (1.45 km)
10:30

Skulpturenpark

50 min

Skulpturenpark Köln

Open: Apr-Sep: 10:30-19:00; Oct-Dec, Jan-Mar: 10:30-17:00

8 min walk (0.66 km)
11:28

D15

55 min

Deutz D 15

Open at any time

3 min walk (0.28 km)
12:26

Kölner Zoo

55 min

Cologne Zoological Garden

Open: Mar-Oct: 09:00-18:00; Nov,Dec,Jan,Feb: 09:00-17:00

13:21

Lunch break

60 min
33 min by public transport, (tramwaj 18, autobus 150), 1 change, 14 min walk
14:54

Palladium

70 min

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

1 min walk (0.06 km)
16:05

E-Werk

70 min

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

Day 3
09:17 – back at 18:25
17 min walk (1.44 km)
09:17

Synagoge Köln

35 min

Roonstrasse Synagogue

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

8 min walk (0.68 km)
10:00

Volksbühne am Rudolfplatz

70 min

Volkstheater Millowitsch

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

20 min walk (1.62 km)
11:30

Colonius

55 min

Open at any time

6 min walk (0.43 km)
12:31

DITIB-Zentralmoschee

35 min

Cologne Central Mosque

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

13:06

Lunch break

60 min
15 min walk (1.25 km)
14:21

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst

100 min

Museum of East-Asian Art

Open: Tu-Su,PH 11:00-17:00

11 min walk (0.94 km)
16:12

Christi Auferstehung

35 min

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

17 min by public transport, (autobus 173), 12 min walk
17:04

Schleyer-Entführung

55 min

Kidnapping and murder of Hanns-Martin Schleyer

Open at any time

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Where to stay

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 16 min on average, 30 min at the furthest, and 5 of them are within walking distance.

  • Römisch-Germanisches Museum (331 m)
  • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud (367 m)
  • Museum Ludwig (433 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 27 min on average to the same places.

All attractions

Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.

Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud

24

Wallraf–Richartz Museum

Open: off

DITIB-Zentralmoschee

22

Cologne Central Mosque

Museum Ludwig

21

Open: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; Mo off

Römisch-Germanisches Museum

18

Romano-Germanic Museum

Open: Mo-Su off

Synagoge Köln

16

Roonstrasse Synagogue

St. Gereon

15

St. Gereon's Basilica

Schokoladenmuseum

14

Schokoladenmuseum Köln

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Jan-Mar Mo off; Nov Mo off

Colonius

14

St. Ursula

14

Basilica of St. Ursula, Cologne

St. Pantaleon

14

St. Pantaleon's Church

St. Aposteln

13

Basilica of the Holy Apostles

St. Maria im Kapitol

13

Groß Sankt Martin

12

Great St. Martin Church

Open: Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:30-19:39; Su 10:00-19:15

Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus

11

Fragrance Museum

Open: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00

St.Andreas

11

St. Andreas Church

St. Cäcilien

11

St. Cecilia's Church

St. Kunibert

10

St. Kunibert's Church

St. Maria Lyskirchen

9

St. Maria Lyskirchen, Cologne

Open: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su,PH 10:00-18:00

Oper der Stadt Köln

9

Cologne Opera

Kölner Zoo

9

Cologne Zoological Garden

Open: Mar-Oct: 09:00-18:00; Nov,Dec,Jan,Feb: 09:00-17:00

St. Severin

9

Basilica of St. Severin

St. Petersglocke

9

Petersglocke

Kolumba Kunstmuseum

8

Kolumba

Open: Mo,We-Su,PH 12:00-17:00; Tu off; Aug 15-Sep 14,Dec 24-25,Dec31-Jan 01 off

NS-Dokumentationszentrum

8

NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne

Open: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00,Sa-Su 11:00-18:00

St. Georg

8

St. George's Church

Open: Mo-Su,PH 08:30-18:00

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst

7

Museum of East-Asian Art

Open: Tu-Su,PH 11:00-17:00

Museum Schnütgen

7

Schnütgen Museum

Open: Mo off; Tu-We,Fr-Su,PH 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Th[1] 10:00-22:00

Alt Sankt Heribert

7

Deutz Abbey

Mahnmal für die schwulen und lesbischen Opfer des Nationalsozialismus in Köln

7

memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism

Museum für Angewandte Kunst

6

Open: Mo off; Tu-Su,PH 10:00-18:00; Th[1] 10:00-22:00 "Kölntag"; Dec 24,25,31,Jan 01 off || "Karneval (Weiberfastnacht bis Karnevalsdienstag) geschlossen"

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