There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Bari by plane, train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CGN - BRI
4h 33m€100–235Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centraletrain Fr
18h 1m€357–1,103Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Baribus N422
25h 18m€150–353Drive 1,702.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Baricar 1,702.8 km
15h 26m€265–382Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane DUS - BRI
5h 6m€118–264Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane FRA - BRI
5h 8m€142–366Train to Weeze Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane NRN - BRI
6h 40mBus
- Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Baribus
27h 24mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Baricar
21h 58m€279–399
Cologne to Bari by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Bari is to fly which costs €95 - €240 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Bari is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Bari. However, there are services departing from Cologne Bonn Airport and arriving at Bari via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Bari. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Bari Centrale via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 1m.
The distance between Cologne and Bari is 1338 km. The road distance is 1702.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bari without a car is to train which takes 18h 1m and costs €350 - €1100.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Cologne to Bari, including transfers.
Cologne to Bari bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Cologne Bonn Airport station.
Cologne to Bari train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bari is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €95 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €1100 and takes 18h 1m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 24m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bari, Italy?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Bari Centrale via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 18h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Bari bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Bari station.
Cologne to Bari train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Bari is 1703 km. It takes approximately 15h 26m to drive from Cologne to Bari.
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