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How to get fromL'Aquila to Cologneby bus, plane, train, night train, train (Trenitalia), car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from L'Aquila to Cologne by bus, plane, train, night train, train (Trenitalia), car, or car train

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  1. Bus, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FCO - CGN
    6h 59m
    €85–242

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    14h 58m
    €235–399

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Colognebus bus
    21h 50m
    €171–253

  4. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    23h 18m
    €295–514

  5. Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FCO - DUS
    7h 35m
    €93–272

  6. Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FCO - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h 7m
    €86–215

  7. Bus, fly to Dortmund Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane FCO - DTM
    3. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train
    9h

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from L'aquila to Pescara Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Pescara Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    16h 50m
    €233–431

  9. Bus via Florence

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 1550
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    24h 30m
    €139–226

  10. Drive  1,428.3 km

    1. Drive from L'Aquila to Colognecar car 1,428.3 km
    13h 16m
    €232–334

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from L'Aquila to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    17h 45m
    €275–384

L'Aquila to Cologne by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration16h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€233Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,246.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 59m

What companies run services between L'Aquila, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from L'Aquila to Cologne via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Tiburtina/Verano, Balsamo Crivelli, and Roma Prenestina A1 in around 21h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from L'aquila to Köln Hbf via Pescara Centrale, Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 16h 50m.

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