2 markets in Cologne, Germany, with confirmed 2026 dates. Both markets open every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends.
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Cologne, Germany
Where: By Cologne Cathedral
Open: Sun-Wed 11:00-21:00, Thu-Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 10:00-22:00
Costs: Entry price not published
Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends
Closed 22 Nov
Cologne, Germany
Where: Heumarkt and Alter Markt
Open: 11:00-22:00 daily (31 Dec-10 Jan until 21:00)
Costs: Entry price not published
Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends
Closed 24 and 25 Dec. The Alter Markt section runs to 23 Dec
Photo: Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dates checked 21 Sept 2026 against the official source on each card. Food and drink prices are not published by the organisers, so we do not show them.
Works as a day trip
On Saturdays with the 21:25 home to London Stansted: you're in Cologne 10:29 to 19:11 and the market is open all of it. About 2.5 hours of that is after dark.
Works as a day trip
On Tuesdays with the 21:40 home to London Stansted: you're in Cologne 08:34 to 19:26 and the market is open from 11:00. About 3 hours of that is after dark.
Airport to the centre: S-Bahn S19, 14 min, €4.
Getting around: VRS 24-hour ticket €9.60.
How the day-or-night answer works: the latest flight home, minus 14 minutes back to the airport, minus 90 minutes at the airport. The 90 minutes is our assumption. Flight times are the saved winter timetable, not a booking.
Before flights, and without the optional drink. Rough guide prices from our destination data, not a quote.
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