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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Cinque Terre by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car

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

    best
    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 Firenze S.M.N.train train
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Migliarinatrain train
    8h 41m
    €85–264

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain train
    10h 28m
    €59–212

  3. 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 Monterossotrain train Ic
    14h 50m
    €136–370

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Genoabus bus
    3. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Cornigliatrain train Re
    16h 38m
    €115–246

  5. Drive  1,058.5 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Cinque Terrecar car 1,058.5 km
    10h 26m
    €197–284

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport 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 Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain train
    9h 39m
    €85–268

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    4. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Migliarinatrain train
    9h 29m
    €124–298

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    3. Take the train from Pavia to Monterossotrain train
    10h 1m
    €130–359

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport 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 Monterossotrain train
    9h 27m
    €96–295

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FRA - LIN
    3. Take the train from Pavia to Monterossotrain train
    9h 37m
    €73–301

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoabus bus FlixBus N177
    2. Take the bus from Genoa to La Speziabus bus N1508 / ...
    20h 34m
    €103–163

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Migliarinatrain train Re
    20h 53m
    €168–230

Cologne to Cinque Terre by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration14h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€136Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,045.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 41m

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

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Corniglia via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Monterosso in around 14h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Corniglia via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen, Cologne Airport CGN, Genoa, La Spezia, Canaletto - Porto Ovest, La Spezia Via Fiume, and La Spezia Centrale in around 20h 34m.

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