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How to get fromCinque Terre to Cologneby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Cinque Terre to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane PSA - CGN
    5h 31m
    €81–276

  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
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    9h 49m
    €63–232

  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 Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    13h 44m
    €162–337

  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 15m
    €92–158

  5. Drive  1,054.4 km

    1. Drive from Cinque Terre to Colognecar car 1,054.4 km
    10h 21m
    €170–246

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

    1. Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    4. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    7h 44m
    €94–362

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

    1. Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    4. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 33m
    €124–404

  8. 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 46m
    €94–307

  9. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    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
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    9h 12m
    €118–309

  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
    €81–260

  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 6m
    €167–357

  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
    €132–171

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cinque Terre to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    15h 21m
    €212–293

Cinque Terre to Cologne by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration13h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€162Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 936.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 31m

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

You can take a train from Corniglia to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Levanto, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Corniglia to Koeln Messe/Deutz via La Spezia Centrale, La Spezia, Mazzetta, La Spezia, Genoa, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 20h 15m.

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