There are 10 ways to get from Ancona to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, plane, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Basel
best- 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 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 / ...
13h 4m€209–734Train to Federico Fellini Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ancona to Rimini Miramaretrain
- Fly from Federico Fellini Airport (RMI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane RMI - CGN
5h 41m€73–330Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train stationbus N422
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
18h 49m€120–209Drive 1,249.3 km
- Drive from Ancona to Colognecar 1,249.3 km
11h 36m€194–280Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane AOI - CGN
9h 37m€99–285Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Brennero - Brennertrain 89
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain Drf
17h 46m€147–570Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Cologne Bonn Airportbus
21h 6mDrive, car train
- Drive from Ancona to Wörgl Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Wörgl Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar
15h 1m€232–325Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AOI - DUS
6h 43m€118–312Catamaran to Zadar Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZAD - CGN
9h 25m€118–367
Ancona to Cologne by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €120 - €210 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs €70 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Cologne Bonn Airport via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 4m.
The distance between Ancona and Cologne is 1271 km. The road distance is 1249.3 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Cologne without a car is to train via Basel which takes 13h 4m and costs €200 - €750.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Ancona to Cologne, including transfers.
Ancona to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Ancona 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 train via Basel which takes 13h 4m and costs €200 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €290 and takes 9h 37m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 21h 6m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Ancona to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 4m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Federico Fellini Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Rimini Miramare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- 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)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Ancona to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona to Cologne bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Cologne Bonn Airport 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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