There are 11 ways to get from Ancona to Cologne by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AOI - CGN
6h 25m€77–286Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
6h 2m€57–308Train via Milan
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
12h 53m€208–421Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Falconara Marittima to Zurichbus Senise
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 15mDrive 1,249.3 km
- Drive from Ancona to Colognecar 1,249.3 km
11h 36m€195–282Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AOI - DUS
7h 1m€127–358Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
6h 48m€97–310Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FCO - CGN
8h 58m€84–300Drive, car train
- Drive from Ancona to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
13h 11m€192–1,133Train
- Take the train from Ancona to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
13h 40m€196–222Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train stationbus N422
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
19h 38m
Ancona to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €80 - €300 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs €55 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Stazione F.S. Centrale and arriving at Köln via Falconara Marittima and Zürich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Köln Hbf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 53m.
The distance between Ancona and Cologne is 963 km. The road distance is 1249.3 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Cologne without a car is to train via Milan which takes 12h 53m and costs €200 - €430.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Ancona to Cologne, including transfers.
Ancona to Cologne bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, depart from Falconara Marittima station.
Ancona to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €75 - €290. Alternatively, you can train via Milan, which costs €200 - €430 and takes 12h 53m, you could also bus via Zurich, which costs and takes 18h 15m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ancona to Köln Hbf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 12h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €47–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Falconara Marittima to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona to Cologne bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, arrive at Zurich station.
Ancona to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ancona to Cologne is 1249 km. It takes approximately 11h 36m to drive from Ancona to Cologne.
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