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How to get fromCologne to Verbaniaby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Verbania by train, bus, car, 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 Domodossolatrain train Ec
    9h 39m
    €180–647

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

    cheapest
    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 P.Garibaldi to Verbania-Pallanzatrain train
    7h 34m
    €85–292

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 to Pallanza - Piazza Gramscibus bus 35
    14h 35m

  4. Drive 783.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Verbaniacar car 783.1 km
    7h 34m
    €123–177

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Gallarate to Verbania-Pallanzabus bus
    6h 15m

  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 Domodossolatrain train Ec
    9h 50m
    €161–647

  7. Train via Zurich

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Zürich HBtrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Locarnotrain train Ir46
    15h 14m
    €139–245

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Gallarate to Verbania-Pallanzabus bus
    6h 55m

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane FRA - MXP
    3. Take the bus from Gallarate to Verbania-Pallanzabus bus
    6h 35m

  10. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    2. Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Verbania-Pallanzatrain train
    7h 48m
    €97–289

  11. 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 Stresatrain train
    7h 55m
    €90–303

  12. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Domodossolatrain train
    9h 5m
    €175–502

Cologne to Verbania by train and bus

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration9h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€180Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 771.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 39m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Pallanza - Piazza Gramsci via Basel SBB, Domodossola, Verbania-Pallanza, and Verbania - Stazione Ferroviaria in around 9h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Pallanza - Piazza Gramsci via Zurich Bus Station, Milan, and Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 2 in around 14h 35m.

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