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How to get fromAscona to Cologneby train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Ascona to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    8h 30m
    €113–586

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain train
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    7h 13m
    €57–325

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Zürichbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    12h 44m

  4. Drive 746.4 km

    1. Drive from Ascona to Colognecar car 746.4 km
    6h 54m
    €132–191

  5. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain train
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MXP - CGN
    6h 38m
    €69–307

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain train Ic2 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain train Ice
    9h 25m
    €281–884

  7. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Basel SBBtrain train Ir26
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    10h 23m
    €173–674

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    6h 27m
    €125–341

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ZRH - DUS
    7h 7m
    €128–359

  10. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LIN - DUS
    7h 58m
    €92–274

  11. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BGY - CGN
    7h 38m
    €99–367

  12. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain train
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MXP - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train
    9h 5m
    €117–448

Ascona to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar148Weekly Services
Duration8h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€113Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 746.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 30m

What companies run services between Ascona, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Köln Hbf via Locarno, Debarcadero, Locarno, Bellinzona, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Köln via Locarno, Piazza Stazione, Locarno, Lugano, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, and Zürich Bus Station in around 12h 44m.

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