Supermarket Express

Gate-side grocery stop in Terminal 1

Right in Terminal 1, Supermarket Express works as the airport’s mini grocery store when you need real-world items, not just duty-free snacks. You’re landside, so it’s useful both before check-in and for people meeting arrivals. Expect normal German high-street pricing rather than classic airport markups on basics like water, rolls, chocolate, and toiletries.

Opening hours at Cologne Bonn can shift with the flight schedule, but Supermarket Express generally tracks the main Terminal 1 bank, so early-morning flyers around the 06:00 wave and late-evening departures still see it open. You’ll find standard supermarket-style drinks, packaged sandwiches, baked goods, and last‑minute travel needs like toothpaste and over-the-counter painkillers.

Compared with the smaller kiosks near individual gates B and C in Terminal 1, Supermarket Express usually has better value on 0.5L water bottles and coffee-to-go. It also has more everyday brands you’d see in Cologne city supermarkets, so it’s handy if you want snacks for the train after you land or for a budget flight where buy-on-board prices start to sting.

Cards are widely accepted in CGN, and Supermarket Express is no exception, so contactless payment with Visa, Mastercard, or Girocard is fine for a €2 drink or a €10 food top-up. Quick tip: stock up here before heading through security to the Schengen B or C gates, where choice tightens and prices creep up for the same bottle of water or packet of crisps.