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How to get fromAlps to Cologneby unknown, train, bus, night train or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Alps to Cologne by unknown, train, bus, night train, or plane

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  1. Travel, train via Mannheim

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    1. Walk from Alps to Martignyunknown unknown
    2. Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain train Ir
    3. Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    9h 8m

  2. Travel, bus

    1. Walk from Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)unknown unknown
    2. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Dijonbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Dijon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus
    12h 46m

  3. Travel, bus, night train

    1. Walk from Alps to Palleusieuxunknown unknown
    2. Take the bus from Aosta to Basel SBBbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    14h 16m

  4. Travel, bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Walk from Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurunknown unknown
    2. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    5h 51m

  5. Travel, train

    1. Walk from Alps to Taconnazunknown unknown
    2. Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain train Ir
    3. Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 23m

  6. Travel, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Walk from Alps to Courmayeurunknown unknown
    2. Take the bus from Courmayeur to Malpensa Airport - Milanbus bus
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    7h 36m

  7. Travel, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Walk from Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)unknown unknown
    2. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    7h 46m

  8. Travel, bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Walk from Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurunknown unknown
    2. Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 8m

  9. Travel, train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Walk from Alps to Martignyunknown unknown
    2. Take the train from Martigny to Lausannetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    8h 7m

Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar48Weekly Planes
Duration3hAverage Duration
Ticket€49Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Alps, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and Cologne, Germany?

There is no direct connection from Alps to Cologne. However, you can travel to Martigny, take the train to Visp, take the train to Basel SBB, take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Alps to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud), Dijon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 12h 46m.

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