There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Sardinia by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CGN - OLB
4h 47m€54–250Train, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
33h 11m€313–633Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
2d 4h€346–487Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Livornocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Olbia to Cagliaricar
21h 40m€248–417Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane DUS - OLB
5h 19m€59–197Train 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
5h 17m€101–340Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane DUS - CAG
6h 9m€84–228Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane NRN - CAG
7h 38m
Cologne to Sardinia by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sardinia is to fly which costs €50 - €250 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sardinia is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €50 - €250.
The distance between Cologne and Sardinia is 1144 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sardinia without a car is to train and ferry which takes 33h 11m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Cologne to Sardinia, including transfers.
There are 3098+ hotels available in Sardinia.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sardinia, Italy?
Eurowings flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) 6 times a week.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–410
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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