There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Cologne by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CTA - CGN
7h 35m€83–325Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
19h 47mBus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Colognebus
32h 22m€250–350Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Drive from Port of Salerno to Colognecar
24h 4m€279–430Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
8h 8m€87–347Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
8h 12m€116–344Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane PMO - CGN
9h€95–378Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane CTA - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
11h 12m€101–348
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €85 - €350 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €80 - €330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Cologne. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 32h 22m.
The distance between Messina and Cologne is 1732 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Cologne without a car is to ferry and train which takes 19h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Messina to Cologne, including transfers.
Messina to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Cologne station.
Book your Messina to Cologne bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1829+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Onebus operates a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Cologne once a week. Tickets cost €250–350 and the journey takes 32h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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