Bonn is eminently suitable for a day trip, lying about 20 mi/30 km south of Cologne and 100 mi/160 km northwest of Frankfurt.
Bonn is connected to three autobahns (federal motorways) and the Deutsche Bahn network. Some InterCityExpress and most InterCity trains call at the station Bonn Hauptbahnhof whilst the station Siegburg/Bonn is situated on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line and serviced by InterCityExpress trains. Local transport is provided by a Stadtbahn (light rail) scheme, which also features two lines to Cologne. Bonn's international airport is Cologne Bonn Airport with connections to many European cities and a direct connection to Newark, New Jersey via Continental Airlines.
The closest airport to Bonn is the Cologne-Bonn (German: Köln-Bonn) airport (IATA: CGN, ICAO: EDDK). The airport handles far more air cargo traffic than passengers, but since the airport has become the hub for a few low-cost air carriers the airport has seen a nearly two-fold rise in passenger traffic. From outside of Europe the airport is a very well kept secret - airlines will often offer on par or better rates to CGN than some of Europe's larger airports like Gatwick, Heathrow, or Charles de Gaul. Several flights from New York City cost as low as $400 round trip.
From the airport, take the 670 airport bus to the middle of Bonn city. It leaves every 20-30 minutes from near the taxi stands at the airport. You can also take a train from the airport to Bonn-Beuel, which is the other side of the river from Bonn city (Zentrum).
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