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

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

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Locarno to AarautrainIc
    2. Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrainIc
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    9h 4m
    €128–386

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    7h 36m
    €58–246

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paradiso to Zurichbus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to LeverkusenbusN11
    18h 13m
    €101–129

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Freiburg(Breisgau) HbftrainEc
    2. Take the night train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    12h 44m
    €110–398

  5. Drive 744.5 km

    1. Drive from Ascona to Colognecar744.5 km
    6h 52m
    €128–185

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Basel SBBtrainIr26
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    10h 23m

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

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    7h 6m
    €120–317

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

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeMXP - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    7h 28m
    €98–260

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

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    7h 48m
    €106–323

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeZRH - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    6h 59m
    €147–375

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

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Monzatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    8h 27m
    €98–279

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

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    8h 7m
    €132–331

Ascona to Cologne by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration9h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€128Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ascona, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Solduno to Köln Hbf via Locarno FART, Locarno, Aarau, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Köln Heumarkt via Locarno, Piazza Stazione, Locarno, Paradiso, Paradiso, Zurich Bus Station, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 18h 13m.

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