Cologne Bonn Airport Terminal 1
The main building and the busier of the two, with 13 gates: Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian and Ryanair all check in and arrive here.
The price is agreed before you book. No meter, no surge pricing.
- Arrivals
- Terminal 1 arrivals, car parks P20 and P1
- Free stop at the kerb
- 10 min, 1× per day
- min waiting included
- 60 min
- Road access
- A59 · A3
Coming out of this terminal
Terminal 1 is where most of Cologne Bonn happens. Thirteen gates, the larger check-in area, and the mix of scheduled and low-cost traffic that gives this airport its unusual shape — a full-service carrier and a budget one arriving within minutes of each other into the same hall.
It is a genuinely small building by hub standards, and the walk from the aircraft door to the kerb is short. What Cologne Bonn is really known for is the hours: it is one of the few German airports with no night flight ban on cargo, and the passenger schedule pushes early and late in a way that leaves you arriving into a very quiet terminal at 05:30 or 23:40.
Outside, the forecourt gives ten free minutes once per day and then charges €8 for a quarter of an hour, which is a steep step. Car parks P20 and P1 serve this terminal at about €5 per half hour, and P1K on the ground floor of the P1 garage puts you closest to the arrivals hall.
Where your driver stands
Your driver waits inside Terminal 1 arrivals with a name sign, having taken the terminal from your flight number rather than from your booking form.
The late and early arrivals are where this matters most. At 05:30 there is no queue of taxis to fall back on, the rank is thin, and the difference between a pre-booked car and an improvised one is not comfort — it is whether you get out of the airport at all.
If you land at a different terminal
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 sit on the same access road and are a short walk apart, so landing at the other one costs a few minutes and nothing else. Neither adds anything to your fare. We take the terminal from the live flight, so in practice the driver is already at the right one before you are through baggage reclaim.
FAQ
Questions about this terminal
Which airlines use Terminal 1 at Cologne Bonn?
Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian and Ryanair are the main ones, alongside 13 gates’ worth of scheduled and low-cost traffic. Terminal 2 takes the remaining carriers.
Where does my driver meet me at Terminal 1?
Inside the arrivals hall with a name sign, not at the rank outside. The terminal is taken from your flight number, so a change of aircraft or gate does not change where you are met.
What does it cost to stop outside Terminal 1?
Ten minutes are free once per day on the terminal approach, and after that a quarter of an hour costs €8. Car parks P20 and P1 are about €5 per half hour, and P1K on the ground floor of P1 is the shortest walk to arrivals.
Is a transfer worth it on an early or late Cologne flight?
That is exactly when it is worth it. Cologne Bonn’s schedule runs unusually early and late, and at 05:30 or midnight the rank is thin and the train service is at its sparsest. A car that is already there and already priced is a different proposition at that hour than at noon.
Routes
Transfers from this airport
| Destination | Distance | Journey time | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leverkusen | 24 km | 20 min | €63 |
| Bonn | 25 km | 30 min | €65 |
| Bonn Hauptbahnhof | 32 km | 35 min | €76 |
| Drachenfels | 32 km | 29 min | €76 |
| Phantasialand | 35 km | 31 min | €81 |
| Solingen | 43 km | 45 min | €94 |
| Remscheid | 51 km | 43 min | €107 |
| Düsseldorf | 55 km | 47 min | €113 |
| Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof | 55 km | 48 min | €113 |
| Wuppertal | 58 km | 48 min | €118 |
| Neuss | 63 km | 51 min | €126 |
| Mülheim | 69 km | 58 min | €135 |
| Messe Düsseldorf | 69 km | 53 min | €135 |
| Duisburg Hauptbahnhof | 71 km | 56 min | €139 |
What is included
The same on every route, in every class, at every hour.
Fixed price
Agreed in full before you book. Traffic, tolls and airport charges are already in it — the meter does not exist.
Flight tracking
We watch the flight number you give us. Land early or three hours late and the pickup moves with you, at no extra cost.
Meet and greet
Your driver waits inside arrivals holding a name sign, helps with the luggage and walks you to the car.
60 minutes waiting
Free waiting time after touchdown — enough for passport control and baggage reclaim without anyone watching a clock.
Door to door
From the exact address to the exact address. Not to the nearest station, and not to a rank at the end of the road.
Child seats
Infant, child and booster seats specified at booking. They are not charged as an extra.
Free cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours before pickup at no charge. Plans change; that is not something to be fined for.
Professional drivers
Licensed, insured, English- and German-speaking, and briefed on your journey before they set off.
