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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 Bellinzona

    best
    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrainIc21 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain43
    8h 51m
    €84–243

  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 24m
    €56–279

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paradiso to Zurichbus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to LeverkusenbusN11
    17h 57m
    €86–128

  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
    13h 18m
    €110–398

  5. Drive 744.5 km

    1. Drive from Ascona to Colognecar744.5 km
    6h 52m
    €131–189

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Basel SBBtrainIr26
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    10h 31m

  7. 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 42m
    €76–267

  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 12m
    €125–332

  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 26m
    €64–284

  10. 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 15m
    €106–322

  11. 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
    €130–374

  12. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International 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 Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBGY - DUS
    8h 3m
    €94–286

Ascona to Cologne by train

Calendar5Weekly Trains
Duration8h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€84Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a train from Solduno to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Locarno FART, Locarno, Bellinzona, and Basel SBB in around 8h 51m. 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 57m.

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