There are 12 ways to get from Mantua to Cologne by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VRN - CGN
5h 6m€83–236Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Verona to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BGY - CGN
6h 27m€70–213Drive, car train
- Drive from Mantua to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar
12h 16m€173–240Bus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Colognebus
16h 30mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Verona Porta Nuova to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
17h 4m€110–417Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Mantova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
5h 21m€71–290Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Mantova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
6h€100–327Shuttle to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Mantova to Milano Linate airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LIN - DUS
7h 13m€263–742Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VRN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 51m€151–424Train
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain Ice
12h 56m€281–852Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Take the bus from Verona to Cologne Airport CGNbus N228 / ...
17h 7m€77–131Drive 956.6 km
- Drive from Mantua to Colognecar 956.6 km
9h 13m€150–216
Mantua to Cologne by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mantua to Cologne is to bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf which costs €75 - €140 and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Mantua to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Mantua to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Mantova Viale Mincio and arriving at Cologne via Verona Porta Nuova Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Mantua to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Mantova and arriving at Köln Hbf via Verona Porta Nuova and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
The distance between Mantua and Cologne is 733 km. The road distance is 956.6 km.
The best way to get from Mantua to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 16h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Mantua to Cologne, including transfers.
Mantua to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Verona Porta Nuova Station.
Mantua to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Verona Porta Nuova station.
The best way to get from Mantua to Cologne is to bus which takes 16h 30m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €850 and takes 12h 56m.
What companies run services between Mantua, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Onebus operates a bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Cologne once a week, and the journey takes 14h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mantova to Köln Hbf via Verona Porta Nuova, Milano Centrale, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 12h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Verona Porta Nuova to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Mantova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Mantova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
Train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Mantova to Milano Linate airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–480
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 049 8241199
- [email protected]
- Website
- fsbusitalia.it
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- fsbusitalia.it
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Mantua to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Cologne station.
Mantua to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mantua to Cologne is 957 km. It takes approximately 9h 13m to drive from Mantua to Cologne.
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