There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Verona by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane CGN - VRN
4h 7m€74–218Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CGN - BGY
- Take the bus from Bergamo to Veronabus
5h 33m€62–236Train
- 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 Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
11h 50m€140–773Bus via Leverkusen
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Veronabus N28
14h 19m€75–130Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain Nj
17h 4m€85–383Train to Frankfurt, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane FRA - VRN
4h 42m€147–394Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CGN - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
5h 25m€67–318Fly 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 Verona Porta Nuovatrain
5h 15m€75–296Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
6h 2m€77–327Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
5h 50m€120–384Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
14h 27m€130–190Drive 929.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Veronacar 929.9 km
9h€147–212
Cologne to Verona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Verona is to bus via Leverkusen which costs €75 - €130 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Verona is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs €70 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cologne and arriving at Verona Porta Nuova Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 14h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Verona. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Verona Porta Nuova via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
The distance between Cologne and Verona is 697 km. The road distance is 929.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Verona without a car is to train which takes 11h 50m and costs €140 - €800.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Cologne to Verona, including transfers.
Cologne to Verona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Verona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Verona is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €800 and takes 11h 50m, you could also bus via Leverkusen, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 14h 19m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Verona, Italy?
Eurowings flies from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Verona Porta Nuova via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 11h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leverkusen to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bergamo to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Verona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Verona station.
Cologne to Verona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Verona is 930 km. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Cologne to Verona.
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