There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Padova by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CGN - VCE
4h 31m€57–268Train
- 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 Padovatrain
12h 40m€148–793Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Cologne to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the bus from Verona to Paduabus FlixBus N405 / ...
16h 26mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Padovanighttrain Nj
17h 13m€89–399Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Padovatrain
5h 11m€77–299Fly 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 Padovatrain
5h 7m€61–271Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
4h 56m€100–382Fly 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 Padovatrain
4h 57m€89–288Fly 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 Padovatrain
5h 46m€91–312Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Padovacar
14h 39m€170–230Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus N28
16h 42m€92–153Drive 962.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Padovacar 962.4 km
9h 54m€152–219
Cologne to Padova by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Padova is to fly which costs €55 - €270 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Padova is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €55 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Padova. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Padua via Verona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Padova. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Padova via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Cologne and Padova is 766 km. The road distance is 962.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Padova without a car is to train which takes 12h 40m and costs €140 - €800.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Cologne to Padova, including transfers.
Cologne to Padova bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Padova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Padova is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €55 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €800 and takes 12h 40m, you could also bus via Verona, which costs and takes 16h 26m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Padova, Italy?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Padova via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 12h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
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 Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
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
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
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 Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
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
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
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
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- 2nd Class
- €15–20
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Cologne to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Verona to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leverkusen to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Padova bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova Station.
Cologne to Padova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Padova is 962 km. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Cologne to Padova.
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