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How to get fromCologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Italyby plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Italy by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    1h 42m
    €55–240

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    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 1m
    €193–911

  3. Bus via Prenestina/Conti

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus FlixBus 007 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Roma Prenestina A1bus bus
    21h 14m

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Siegburg Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain night train Nj
    20h 44m
    €119–595

  5. Fly 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
    2h 17m
    €60–171

  6. Fly to Fiumicino International Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane plane CGN - FCO
    2h 37m
    €69–188

  7. Fly 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
    2h 50m
    €64–202

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar car
    20h 44m
    €249–356

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus FlixBus 007 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus N77
    23h 23m
    €125–208

  10. Drive 1,383.5 km

    1. Drive from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Romecar car 1,383.5 km
    12h 42m
    €215–310

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Italy by train

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Duration14h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket€193Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 776.7 km
  • Duration: 1h 42m

What companies run services between Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), Germany and Italy?

Eurowings, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Roma Termini via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 1m.

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