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

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There are 11 ways to get from Ascona to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    9h 11m
    €132–303

  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
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 20m
    €54–278

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paradiso to Zurichbus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to LeverkusenbusN11
    17h 58m
    €86–114

  4. Drive 744.5 km

    1. Drive from Ascona to Colognecar744.5 km
    6h 52m
    €130–187

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

    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 Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeMXP - CGN
    6h 38m
    €81–252

  6. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Locarno to ZofingentrainIc
    2. Take the train from Zofingen to Basel SBBtrainIr
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Bonn Beuel Bftrain43N
    13h 16m
    €162–328

  7. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 38m
    €100–312

  8. 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 9m
    €125–317

  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 22m
    €69–238

  10. 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 Hbftrain
    7h 26m
    €87–265

  11. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeZRH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 55m
    €128–363

Ascona to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration9h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€132Cheapest 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, Bellinzona, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 11m. 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 17h 58m.

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