There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Lucca by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Pisa International Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CGN - PSA
4h 54m€75–244Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain Re
14h 17m€158–858Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Luccabus 443 / ...
18h 39mDrive 1,101.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Luccacar 1,101.4 km
10h 23m€172–248Train to Frankfurt, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane FRA - PSA
5h 34m€138–386Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane DUS - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Viale Carduccibus
6h 35m€108–261Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CGN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
6h 36m€76–305Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
7h 16m€107–338Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane FRA - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Viale Carduccibus
6h 40m€145–400Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane EIN - PSA
8h 3m€85–336Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Viareggiotrain Ec
17h 1m€311–1,070Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N537
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Luccabus 443 / ...
20h 6m€93–166
Cologne to Lucca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lucca is to bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf which costs €90 - €170 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lucca is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Lucca. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Lucca via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Lucca. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Lucca via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 17m.
The distance between Cologne and Lucca is 876 km. The road distance is 1101.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lucca without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 14h 17m and costs €150 - €900.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Cologne to Lucca, including transfers.
Cologne to Lucca bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Lucca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lucca is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Mannheim, which costs €150 - €900 and takes 14h 17m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 18h 39m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lucca, Italy?
Eurowings flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Lucca via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 14h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport via Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
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
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Viareggio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Viale Carducci
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Viale Carducci
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
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Cologne to Lucca bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Cologne to Lucca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Lucca is 1101 km. It takes approximately 10h 23m to drive from Cologne to Lucca.
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