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How to get fromLienz to Cologneby car, car train, bus, train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Lienz to Cologne by car, car train, bus, train, or plane

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Lienz to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    10h 16m
    €151–206

  2. Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lienz to San Candidotrain train
    2. Take the bus from San Candido to Venicebus bus
    3. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane VCE - CGN
    9h 6m
    €90–298

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus bus 960X
    2. Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    14h 31m
    €110–171

  4. Drive  787.7 km

    1. Drive from Lienz to Colognecar car 787.7 km
    7h 22m
    €133–192

  5. Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain train
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane SZG - DUS
    8h 5m
    €116–358

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain train 4611 / ...
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train Ice
    11h 2m
    €164–353

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus bus 960X
    2. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train Drf
    14h 8m
    €97–202

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain train
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Osttrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MUC - CGN
    9h
    €137–391

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain train
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Osttrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MUC - DUS
    9h 31m
    €145–401

  10. Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz to San Candidotrain train
    2. Take the bus from San Candido to Venicebus bus
    3. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane VCE - DUS
    9h 42m
    €98–288

  11. Train, train to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz to Fortezzatrain train
    2. Take the train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozentrain train
    3. Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BZO - DUS
    9h 34m
    €250–512

  12. Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain train
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SZG - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h 51m
    €179–491

Lienz to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration14h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€110Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 911 km
  • Duration: 10h 16m

What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 14h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lienz In Osttirol to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Spittal-Millstaetter See in around 11h 2m.

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