Cologne Christmas market shuttle

With our famous and popular double-deckers to the most beautiful Christmas markets in Cologne.

Take the Cologne CityTour shuttle buses on a 45-minute round trip through the vibrant metropolis on the Rhine and get up close to Cologne's most beautiful Christmas markets. With our HopOn-HopOff you can get off at any of the Christmas markets and simply continue your journey on the next bus. Every 30 minutes from Wednesday to Sunday.

  • Christmas market at the cathedral - Germany's most popular Christmas market -  1 Cologne Cathedral
  • Markt der Heinzel - Christmas market in Cologne's Old Town (Heu- and Altermarkt) -  2 Old Town
  • Market of Angels - Cologne's heavenly Christmas market on Neumarkt -  3 Neumarkt
  • St Nicholas' Village - Christmas market on Rudolfplatz  3 Neumarkt(approx. 7-9 minutes' walk)
  • Christmas market at Clodwigplatz -  6 Chlodwigplatz
  • Cologne's smallest Christmas market -  6 Chlodwigplatz
  • Cologne's harbour Christmas market - Christmas market at the Chocolate Museum -  7 Chocolate Museum

On the way you will receive exciting information about the city, its history and its personalities via our AudioGuide in six different languages.


Timetable

 Entrances and exits

24.11. - 22.12.2023

always Wednesday - Sunday

01 Cathedral
Burgmauer / Tourist-Info
10:45 / 11:15 / 11:45 / 12:15 / 12:45 / 13:15 / 13:45 / 14:15 / 14:45 / 15:15 / 15:45 / 16:15 / 16:45 / 17:15 / 17:45 / 18:15 / 18:45* / 19:15*
02 Old Town
Markmannsgasse / KD-pier
10:53 / 11:23 / 11:53 / 12:23 / 12:53 / 13:23 / 13:53 / 14:23 / 14:53 / 15:23 / 15:53 / 16:23 / 16:53 / 17:23 / 17:53 / 18:23 / 18:53* / 19:23*
03 Neumarkt
Cäcilienstraße / Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
 11:05 / 11:35 / 12:05 / 12:35 / 13:05 / 13:35 / 14:05 / 14:35 / 15:05 / 15:35 / 16:05 / 16:35 / 17:05 / 17:35 / 18:05 / 18:35 / 19:05* / 19:35*
04 Rothgerberbach
KVB-Bus Stop / Wasserturm
 11:08 / 11:38 / 12:08 / 12:38 / 13:08 / 13:38 / 14:08 / 14:38 / 15:08 / 15:38 / 16:08 / 16:38 / 17:08 / 17:38 / 18:08 / 18:38 / 19:08* / 19:38*
05 Chlodwigplatz
Ubierring Nr. 12 / KVB-Bus Stop
11:13 / 11:43 / 12:13 / 12:43 / 13:13 / 13:43 / 14:13 / 14:43 / 15:13 / 15:43 / 16:13 / 16:43 / 17:13 / 17:43 / 18:13 / 18:43 / 19:13* / 19:43*
06 Chocolate Museum
Rheinauhafen
11:23 / 11:53 / 12:23 / 12:53 / 13:23 / 13:53 / 14:23 / 14:53 / 15:23 / 15:53 / 16:23 / 16:53 / 17:23 / 17:53 / 18:23 / 18:53 / 19:23* / 19:53*
 Arrival Cologne Cathedral11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30 / 19:00 / 19:30* / 20:00*

* This Bus terminates at  01 Cologne Cathedral.

No shuttle bus journeys: Sunday of the dead (26.11.2023)

Prices

HopOn-HopOff - Shuttle - Valid 24 hours

Adult15 €
Child (4-13 Jahre)5 € **

1 assistant for persons with severely handicapped pass "B" free.
** Only possible in combination with one full-payer


Our Route


Christmas marketsHow to get there
Christmas Market at the Cathedral
Roncalliplatz

 01 Cathedral - red line

 01 Cathedral - green line

Heinzel's Winter's Tale
Alter Markt & Heumarkt

 02 Old Town - red line

 02 Old Town - green line

Market of Angels
Neumarkt

 14 Neumarkt - red line

 03 Neumarkt - green line

St. Nicholas Village
Rudolfplatz

 14 Neumarkt - red line

 13 Friesenplatz - red line

 03 Neumarkt - green line

Christmas Market at Chlodwigplatz
Chlodwigplatz

 05 Chlodwigplatz - red line

 05 Chlodwigplatz - green line

Cologne's smallest Christmas Market
Innenhof Kartäuserkirche / Südstadt

 05 Chlodwigplatz - red line

 05 Chlodwigplatz - green line

Harbour Christmas Market at the Chocolate Museum
Schokoladenmuseum

 06 Chocolate Museum - red line

 06 Chocolate Museum - green line

Christmas market in the city garden
Stadtgarten
 13 Friesenplatz - red line