Route and accomodation

Situated approx. 5 minutes on foot from Cologne's main railway station, the Kölner Philharmonie - the only »concert hall with its own rail platform« - is easily reached using public transport: Furthermore, your Philharmonie admission ticket also serves as your return ticket when travelling on the regional Rhine-Sieg (VRS) transport network.

You can also customise your bus and rail journey by using the online-timetables (see information on the below).

Bike racks are available in front of the Kölner Philharmonie.

For the latest information on traffic conditions, see the Traffic Calendar of the City of Cologne

In the multi-storey car park at the Philharmonie, a special price of €2.50 applies for concert-goers for up to six hours after entry. Please show your admission ticket and parking ticket to the cashier in the car park before or after the concert. He will then activate the concert rate for you. The special price can be paid in cash at the ticket booth or by card at the ticket machine.

Follow the signs to Dom/Hauptbahnhof, as soon as you are in the city centre, signs show you the way to the concert hall.

Please note: As of 22 April 2023, the Philharmonie car park is only accessible from Rheinuferstraße (Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer/Am Leystapel). Due to the increased volume of traffic coming from the direction of the Rheinufer, traffic jams may occur there. The approach via Komödienstraße is closed to motor vehicles. 

Please also use the surrounding car parks in Cologne city centre. No concert tariff applies there.

Another note: Especially in the pre-Christmas period, on Sundays when sales are open and during major events, there is heavy traffic. Please plan for a longer journey to the concerts if you are dependent on a car.

Please notice: Since 1st January 2008 a Low Emission Zone has been introduced in Cologne. As the Kölner Philharmonie ist located in this zone, visitors arriving by car will require a fine particles sticker (exept for vehicles driven by or for people who have a mobility disability, are helpless or blind, and can prove this with a disabled person's pass with the letters "aG", "H" or "Bl").

If you do not want to drive home after enjoying a concert, but would like to stay in Cologne for one or more nights, there is a great variety of hotels and boarding houses nearby Kölner Philharmonie. KölnTourismus helps you finding the ideal place for your stay.