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How to get fromCologne to Imolaby plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Imola by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    4h 54m
    €118–337

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane CGN - VCE
    2. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centraletrain train
    7h 10m
    €79–305

  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 Bologna centraletrain train
    13h 9m
    €309–508

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    17h 57m
    €96–157

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    16h 49m
    €106–342

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    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
    5h 42m
    €146–379

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    5h 29m
    €168–418

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    7h 13m
    €126–332

  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 Imolacar car
    15h 39m
    €196–271

  10. Bus via Deposito Due Madonne 2

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus bus
    21h 52m
    €147–221

  11. Drive  1,075.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Imolacar car 1,075.3 km
    9h 58m
    €175–252

Cologne to Imola by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration13h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€309Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 831.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 54m

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) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Imola via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 13h 9m.

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