Germany

Five days in Köln

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Köln with one day that is not about Köln at all.

  • 4 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Köln trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Brauhaus Sion

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    inn

  3. 14:3017:00

    Schokoladenmuseum Köln

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Cologne, Germany

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Ausschank Brauerei zum Pfaffen

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  6. 20:3023:00

    Kölner Philharmonie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    concert hall in Cologne, Germany

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Park-Café

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Auenweg 17, 50679 Köln

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museum Ludwig

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Cologne, Germany

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Bierhaus en d'r Salzgass

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    inn

  6. 14:3017:00

    NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    NS Documentation Centre - Cologne

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Em Kölsche Boor

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    inn

  9. 20:3023:00

    Senftöpfchen

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Cologne

Day 3

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Romeo! Romeo!

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Cologne’s Municipal Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Cologne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    El Inca

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Görresstraße 2, 50674 Köln

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 17:00–00:00 · Sun 12:00–22:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Wallraf–Richartz Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Cologne, Germany

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Borsalino

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 20:3022:00

    Brauerei Zur Malzmühle

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    kölsch brewery in Cologne, Germany

Day 4

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café Franck

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Eichendorffstraße 30, 50825 Köln

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museum of East-Asian Art

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Cologne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    LizBÄT

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    Museum für Angewandte Kunst

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    applied art museum in Cologne, Germany

  7. 17:0019:30

    Romano-Germanic Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    archaeological museum of ancient roman and germanic cultures in Cologne, Germany

  8. 19:3021:00

    Bier- und Weinhaus K. Vogel

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Eigelstein 74, 50668 Köln

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 12:00–23:00

  9. 21:0023:30

    Volkstheater Millowitsch

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Melange orange

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Sülzburgstraße 23, 50937 Köln

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 07:30–19:00 · Sat 09:00–19:00 · Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Cologne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Da Nino

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:30

    You leave

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