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How to get fromBonn to Italyby plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Bonn to Italy by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    4h 19m
    €60–230

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain train
    5h 36m
    €34–179

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    14h 17m
    €169–499

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Roma Prenestina A1bus bus
    21h 17m
    €166–261

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain night train Nj
    21h 12m
    €153–361

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain train
    4h 54m
    €60–216

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    4h 57m
    €100–266

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane plane CGN - FCO
    5h 19m
    €75–214

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane CGN - BGY
    2. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    5h 14m
    €72–245

  10. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus N77
    23h 17m
    €133–212

  11. Drive  1,348.2 km

    1. Drive from Bonn to Romecar car 1,348.2 km
    13h 8m
    €219–316

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bonn to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar car
    21h 8m
    €262–360

Bonn to Italy by tram and train

Calendar76Weekly Services
Duration14h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€169Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 799.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 19m

What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Italy?

Ryanair, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bonn Stadthaus to Roma Termini via Siegburg Bf, Siegburg/Bonn, Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 17m.

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