There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Olbia by train, plane, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane DUS - OLB
4h 57m€71–234Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CGN - OLB
4h 14m€48–242Train, car ferry via Livorno
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Livorno Centraletrain Ec
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
24h 55m€429–729Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
26h 16m€355–580Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Livornobus
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
29h 23m€143–259Train to Frankfurt, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane FRA - OLB
4h 39m€88–273Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Alghero, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alghero (AHO)plane CGN - AHO
- Take the bus from Alghero - Fertilia Airport to Olbia Centro Molo Brinbus
8h 54m€74–287Train, car ferry via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
26h 30m€334–571Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain Fr
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
32h 7m€230–340Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Livornocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry Livorno
18h 2m€211–332
Cologne to Olbia by train, taxi, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Olbia is to fly which costs €45 - €250 and takes 4h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Olbia is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs €45 - €250.
The distance between Cologne and Olbia is 1230 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Olbia without a car is to train and car ferry via Livorno which takes 24h 55m and costs €420 - €750.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Cologne to Olbia, including transfers.
There are 3235+ hotels available in Olbia.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Olbia, Italy?
Eurowings flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alghero via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alghero via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alghero via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alghero via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0789 50885
- [email protected]
- Website
- sunlines.it
Bus from Alghero - Fertilia Airport to Olbia Centro Molo Brin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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