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How to get fromCologne to Anconaby plane, train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Ancona by plane, train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane plane CGN - AOI
    6h 17m
    €104–405

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain train
    5h 57m
    €85–322

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Anconatrain train Fr
    14h 31m
    €322–567

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Anconabus bus N422
    18h 47m
    €120–198

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Anconatrain train 89
    19h 29m
    €147–390

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane plane DUS - AOI
    8h 11m
    €112–406

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Anconabus bus
    21h 50m
    €163–231

  8. Drive  1,246.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Anconacar car 1,246.6 km
    11h 38m
    €202–292

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Anconacar car
    18h 10m
    €216–301

Cologne to Ancona by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration14h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€322Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 963.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 17m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ancona, Italy?

Lufthansa City, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ancona via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 14h 31m.

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