Cologne as a financial centre: where your roadshow goes
According to the chamber of commerce (IHK), Cologne is Germany's second-largest insurance centre after Munich, with 75 insurance companies, 47 of them headquartered there; BaFin's Bonn office is in the neighbouring city.
Unter Sachsenhausen
Cologne's traditional banking street near the cathedral and central station, with banks, private banks and the seat of the Cologne chamber of commerce (IHK). From Cologne Bonn Airport: approx. 16 km, about 17 min without traffic.
MesseCity Deutz
New business quarter at Köln Messe/Deutz station with Zurich Campus Köln, the German headquarters of Zurich insurance (Deutzer Allee 1). From Cologne Bonn Airport: approx. 14 km, about 15 min without traffic.
Deutsche Bundesbank, Cologne branch
Branch of the Bundesbank's North Rhine-Westphalia regional office at Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 96–100 in Bayenthal, right on the Rhine. From Cologne Bonn Airport: approx. 18 km, about 18 min without traffic.
BaFin, Bonn office
Office of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority at Graurheindorfer Straße 108 in Bonn, responsible among other things for banking and insurance supervision. From Cologne Bonn Airport: approx. 24 km, about 24 min without traffic.
More meeting places in Cologne: MediaPark, Rheinauhafen and Bonn
Away from Unter Sachsenhausen and Deutz, these addresses are relevant for company visits:
MediaPark
Media and office location on the edge of the city centre with around 250 companies and the KölnTurm tower. From Cologne Bonn Airport: approx. 17 km, about 20 min without traffic.
Rheinauhafen and Schanzenstraße
The former Rheinauhafen in Altstadt-Süd with its three Kranhäuser is now mainly offices and services; on the right bank in Mülheim, the media quarter around Schanzenstraße has TV studios and production companies. From the airport: approx. 15 km each.
Bonn and Leverkusen
Bonn’s Federal District is home to federal ministries, federal agencies and the UN Campus (approx. 37 km from the cathedral, about 34 min without traffic), the Chempark in Leverkusen to around 70 companies (approx. 13 km, about 19 min). Single meetings there are covered by our Cologne chauffeur service.
Roadshow day in Cologne: an example with journey times
A typical roadshow day: pick-up at the hotel (Deutz / MesseCity). Meeting 1: Unter Sachsenhausen (approx. 3 km, about 6 min without traffic). Meeting 2: MesseCity Deutz (approx. 4 km, about 8 min without traffic). Meeting 3: Deutsche Bundesbank, Cologne branch (approx. 5 km, about 9 min without traffic). To Cologne Bonn Airport in the evening (approx. 19 km, about 20 min without traffic). Pure driving time without traffic: about 43 min – the rest of the time, the chauffeur waits nearby.
Reserves for the Rhine bridges and trade fair days
On the Rhine bridges and on Koelnmesse trade fair days around Deutz, journeys take longer than the values without traffic. That is why there are reserves between the investors, matched to your schedule.
Arriving for the roadshow in Cologne: airport and station
Cologne Bonn Airport
Pick-up: follow signs to arrivals and park in the terminal car parks – P1 for Terminal 1, P2 for Terminal 2. Terminal 1 arrivals are on the departures level; Terminal 2 arrivals are opposite car park P2. Drop-off via the Kiss&Fly lane towards departures (terminal forecourt free for 10 minutes once per day). On request, the chauffeur picks up your roadshow team there; we agree the meeting point and waiting time in advance.
Düsseldorf Airport
Approx. 57 km to Koelnmesse (approx. 38 min without traffic). Stopping is prohibited on the arrivals level; pick-ups via short-term car park P12 or P3, drop-offs via the departures level (Kiss & Fly). To Cologne Cathedral: approx. 60 km, about 44 min without traffic.
Cologne Central Station (Hauptbahnhof)
From the central station to the first meeting place, Unter Sachsenhausen: approx. 1 km, about 2 min without traffic. If your team arrives by train, the chauffeur picks them up right there.
From Cologne to the next roadshow city
Cologne → Düsseldorf
Approx. 41 km, about 38 min without traffic, city centre to city centre; after the last meeting in Cologne the team is quickly on the Kö. More about the roadshow there on our financial roadshow in Düsseldorf page.
Cologne → Frankfurt
Approx. 191 km, about 2 h 2 min without traffic, city centre to city centre – arriving right at the first meeting on the Main. What awaits you in Frankfurt is on our financial roadshow in Frankfurt page.
For Bonn, Aachen, Amsterdam or Brussels, take a look at our city-to-city transfers from Cologne page.
Good to know for roadshows in Cologne
On Koelnmesse trade fair days Deutz around MesseCity is heavily congested – check the trade fair calendar before roadshow meetings on the right bank of the Rhine and allow extra time.
Business hotels are located in the city centre around the cathedral and central station – close to Unter Sachsenhausen – and in Deutz / MesseCity right by Köln Messe/Deutz station.
Since its 2019 extension, Cologne's low-emission zone covers around 137 km², almost the entire city; vehicles with a green sticker may enter.
Hohe Straße and Schildergasse in the old town are pedestrian zones – pick-up and meeting points are on the surrounding streets.
In short: plan your financial roadshow in Cologne with AYDEN
Cologne calls for a roadshow on both banks of the Rhine: banks on Unter Sachsenhausen, the Bundesbank branch in Bayenthal, insurers and the Zurich Campus in Deutz. AYDEN plans the journeys in between, with one contact, discreet bilingual chauffeurs and Wi-Fi in the vehicle. Send over the meetings and you will receive a quote across all days and cities, payable by invoice.
