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How to get fromCologne to Portofinoby train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Portofino by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Rapallotrain train Ic
    13h 8m
    €169–456

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    8h 50m
    €66–221

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoabus bus FlixBus N177
    16h 42m
    €148–226

  4. Drive  992.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Portofinocar car 992.9 km
    9h 27m
    €161–233

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    8h 9m
    €133–309

  6. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train Ic
    13h 10m
    €132–451

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Cadenazzotrain train
    3. Take the train from Cadenazzo to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Rapallotrain train Ic
    16h 47m
    €151–218

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    8h 1m
    €92–279

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane CGN - BGY
    2. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    7h 49m
    €103–306

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FRA - LIN
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    7h 45m
    €85–268

  11. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Pisa International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane CGN - PSA
    2. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallotrain train
    7h 21m
    €99–320

  12. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain train
    8h 29m
    €118–338

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration3h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€55Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 998.2 km
  • Duration: 13h 8m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Portofino, Italy?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Portofino via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Rapallo in around 13h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoa once daily. Tickets cost €85–140 and the journey takes 14h 55m.

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