Fortune

Breslauer Platz (Central Station) → Pension Helenenwall (station: Barbarossaplatz or Chlodwigplatz)

10 min · Every 5-10 minutes · 04:30 - 01:00

💡 Use the KVB app to buy tickets; validate before boarding – plainclothes inspectors are common on this route.

Köln-Dellbrück station → Hotel-Restaurant Bürgerhof

8 min · Every 20 minutes · 05:30 - 22:30

💡 Use this if you're tired after the S-Bahn. Get off at „Dellbrück, Lübecker Straße“ stop – the hotel is 150m south. Day tickets for the local network are €8.00.

Köln-Dellbrück station → Hotel-Restaurant Bürgerhof

10 min · Every 10 minutes · 05:00 - 00:30

💡 Tram 3 runs more frequently than the bus and connects directly to central Cologne (Neumarkt/Hbf). Get off at „Dellbrück, Markt“ and walk 5 mins south down Gräbernstraße.

Köln/Bonn Airport → Pension Helenenwall (via Köln Messe/Deutz)

25 min · Every 10-20 minutes · 24 hours (with reduced service overnight)

💡 Buy a short-trip ticket (Kurzstrecke) if you're only going to Deutz; it's cheaper and saves walking across the bridge.

Köln/Bonn Airport Terminal 2 → Pension Helenenwall (change at Neumarkt)

40 min · Every 30 minutes · 05:00 - 23:00

💡 Get a 24-hour ticket (Tagesticket) for €8.30 – covers buses, trams and trains in the city centre.

Heumarkt / central Cologne → Merkenich (via Nippes or Longerich)

55 min · Trams every 10 min daytime, buses every 20–30 min · Tram 3: 05:00–00:30 daily; Bus 121: 05:00–23:30 daily

💡 From Heumarkt take tram 3 to Longerich (20 min), then bus 121 to Merkenich (15 min). This avoids the slow S-Bahn. Get a day ticket (€6.90) if you'll make 2+ journeys. The tram runs late but bus 121 stops around midnight.

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) → Hotel-Restaurant Bürgerhof

45 min · Every 30 minutes · 05:00 - 00:00

💡 Alight at Köln-Dellbrück station, then it's a 10-minute walk east along Dellbrücker Hauptstraße. Avoid taxis from the airport unless you're sharing – S-Bahn will save you €25+.

Köln/Bonn Airport → Pension Helenenwall, Altstadt-Süd

20 min · On demand · 24 hours

💡 Ask for flat-rate airport fare or use an app like FreeNow to avoid meter surprises in traffic.

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) - Terminal 1 → Neusser Str./Mauenheimer Weg stop (Merkenich)

60 min · Buses every 20–30 min weekdays, hourly weekends · Bus 121: 05:00–23:30 daily; Bus 125: 05:30–22:00 weekdays

💡 From airport take S-Bahn S19 to Köln Messe/Deutz (10 min, €3.90), then tram 3 or 4 to Wörthstr. (10 min), then bus 121 to Merkenich. Buy a day ticket (€8.60) if returning same day. The bus stop 'Mauenheimer Weg' is a 5-min walk from most hotels.

Köln Hauptbahnhof (central station) → Köln-Worringen station (then walk/bus to Merkenich)

30 min · Every 20–60 min depending on line (RE7/RB27/RB26) · 05:00–01:00 daily (reduced overnight)

💡 From Hbf take RE7 to Worringen (12 min, direct). You'll need bus 121 from Worringen station to Merkenich (10 min, same ticket). Cheaper than taxi. Check VRS app for real-time changes.

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) → Hotel-Restaurant Bürgerhof

25 min · On demand · 24/7

💡 Book a flat-rate taxi via the „Taxi Köln“ app to avoid surge pricing. €40-45 is typical; anything over €50 is a tourist rate.

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) → Hotel Merkenich / Merkenich district

30 min · On demand, book via app (e.g. FreeNow) or rank · 24/7

💡 Night surcharge after 10pm adds ~5€. Avoid taxis from the rank at the airport—use the app for a fixed price.