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There are 12 ways to get from Cinque Terre to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car

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  1. Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Corniglia to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    7h 30m
    €85–312

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    9h 31m
    €53–216

  3. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    13h 50m
    €154–322

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from La Spezia to Genoabus bus 504 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Genoa to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N177
    20h 23m
    €103–163

  5. Drive  1,054.4 km

    1. Drive from Cinque Terre to Colognecar car 1,054.4 km
    10h 21m
    €196–283

  6. Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Corniglia to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    7h 59m
    €119–354

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

    1. Take the train from Levanto to Paviatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LIN - DUS
    8h 59m
    €116–312

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MXP - CGN
    8h 57m
    €84–264

  9. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BGY - CGN
    8h 48m
    €95–291

  10. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Levanto to Paviatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LIN - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    9h 23m
    €73–249

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    14h 4m
    €159–387

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Levanto to Como S.Giovannitrain train
    2. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain train Ec
    3. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus
    16h 50m
    €136–191

Cinque Terre to Cologne by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration13h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€154Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,045.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 30m

What companies run services between Cinque Terre, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Corniglia to Köln Hbf via Levanto, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Corniglia to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via La Spezia Centrale, La Spezia, Mazzetta, La Spezia, Genoa, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 20h 23m.

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