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How to get fromCologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Swiss Alpsby plane, train, bus, rideshare, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Swiss Alps by plane, train, bus, rideshare, or car

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain train
    5h 34m
    CHF 112–236

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    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 Bellinzonatrain train
    3. Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain train
    6h 47m
    CHF 66–233

  3. Train via Mannheim

    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 Airolotrain train
    10h 4m
    CHF 126–464

  4. Bus, train via Altdorf

    1. Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Altdorf URtrain train Ic2
    12h 59m

  5. Airport Transfer

    1. Take the rideshare from Cologne Bonn-CGN to Swiss Alpsrideshare rideshare 654.6 km
    5h 49m

  6. Drive 654.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Swiss Alpscar car 654.6 km
    5h 49m
    CHF 106–153

  7. Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    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
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain train
    4. Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain train
    7h 32m
    CHF 91–321

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain train Ir26
    10h 9m
    CHF 140–470

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N177 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain train Ir46
    13h 11m
    CHF 82–132

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Swiss Alps by train and bus

Calendar35Weekly Services
Duration10h 4mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 126Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 539.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 34m

What companies run services between Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), Germany and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Gotthard Passhöhe via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 10h 4m.

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