Premium Deal Alert: 4 April 2025

Here's a Flight Finder's fact for you: Getting to Germany without sacraficing your savings is strangely more complicated than it should be. 

But don't lose hope! These rare flights to Cologne are looking mighty süß - that's sweet in case you needed a brush up auf Deutsch. 

Often overshadowed by Berlin & Munich, this 2,000 year old city on the banks of the Rhine is a dark horse when it comes to cultural offerings, stunning gothic architecture and some of Europe's most prestigious museums. Seriously, I can't count the number of times Cologne's been mentioned between backpackers and business travellers alike. 

And the icing on the cake? Christmas markets & Carnival. 

The city goes all in during the lead up to Christmas often voted as having some of the best markets in Europe. Wandering between twinkling lights under the city's gothic catherdal with a gluhwein in hand, I can't think of anything more magical.

But if glitter and chaos are more your vibe, come in February for Carnival—a six-day citywide party where even the beer halls lose their sense of order. It's the one time of year when not even the Germans take themselves seriously...