There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Imola by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CGN - BLQ
5h 16m€52–238Train
- 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 Bologna centraletrain
13h 11m€288–956Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus N537
17h 57m€91–162Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
18h 39m€99–430Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUS - BLQ
5h 55m€82–279Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane FRA - BLQ
5h 56m€130–352Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane CGN - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 34m€95–260Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico Fellini Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Federico Fellini Airport (RMI)plane CGN - RMI
- Take the train from Rimini Miramare to Imolatrain
6h 16m€68–298Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Imolacar
15h 55m€194–265Bus via Deposito Due Madonne 2
- Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus
21h 52mDrive 1,075.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Imolacar 1,075.3 km
9h 58m€169–244
Cologne to Imola by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Imola is to fly which costs €50 - €240 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Imola is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €50 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Imola. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Carducci - Savonarola via Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Imola. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Imola via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 11m.
The distance between Cologne and Imola is 826 km. The road distance is 1075.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Imola without a car is to train which takes 13h 11m and costs €280 - €1000.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Cologne to Imola, including transfers.
Cologne to Imola bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Imola train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Imola is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €50 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €1000 and takes 13h 11m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 17h 57m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Imola, Italy?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and three 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 Hbf to Imola via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 13h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Federico Fellini Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini Miramare to Imola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Imola bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Cologne to Imola train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Imola is 1075 km. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Cologne to Imola.
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