There are 9 ways to get from Rome to Cologne Cathedral by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FCO - CGN
4h 59m€71–208Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- 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 Hbftrain 42 / ...
13h 1m€237–645Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Colognebus
19h 24m€165–226Drive 1,394.5 km
- Drive from Rome to Cologne Cathedralcar 1,394.5 km
12h 57m€218–315Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FCO - DUS
5h 40m€85–230Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane FCO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
5h 54m€72–266Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
13h 28m€234–843Bus, train
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Frankfurt central train stationbus N77
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
23h 12m€119–204Drive, car train
- Drive from Rome to Wörgl Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Wörgl Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Cologne Cathedralcar
16h 21m€257–360
Rome to Cologne Cathedral by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Cologne Cathedral is to fly and train which costs €70 - €270 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Cologne Cathedral is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Cologne Cathedral. However, there are services departing from Roma Prenestina A1 and arriving at Cologne via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Cologne Cathedral. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 1m.
The distance between Rome and Cologne Cathedral is 1131 km. The road distance is 1394.5 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Cologne Cathedral without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 13h 1m and costs €230 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Rome to Cologne Cathedral, including transfers.
Rome to Cologne Cathedral bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Roma Prenestina A1 station.
Rome to Cologne Cathedral train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Cologne Cathedral is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can train via Mannheim, which costs €230 - €650 and takes 13h 1m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €230 and takes 19h 24m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Cologne Cathedral, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and ITA Airways fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Termini to Cologne Cathedral via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Köln Hbf in around 13h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Wörgl Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Rome to Cologne Cathedral bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Cologne station.
Rome to Cologne Cathedral train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rome to Cologne Cathedral is 1394 km. It takes approximately 12h 57m to drive from Rome to Cologne Cathedral.
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