There are 9 ways to get from Bari to Cologne by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, night train, or car train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BRI - CGN
2h 50m€111–293Train
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
16h 49m€240–526Bus
- Take the bus from Bari to Frankfurt central train stationbus N422
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
26h 18mDrive 1,704 km
- Drive from Bari to Colognecar 1,704 km
15h 29m€266–384Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BRI - DUS
3h 37m€119–306Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
3h 46m€154–341Train, night train
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bolzano Bozentrain Ic
- Take the night train from Bolzano Bozen to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
24h 29m€169–470Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Bari to Zurigobus Bari
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
30h 20mDrive, car train
- Drive from Bari to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
21h 51m€285–402
Bari to Cologne by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bari to Cologne is to fly which costs €110 - €300 and takes 2h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bari to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 50m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bari to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Bari and arriving at Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Bari to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Bari Centrale and arriving at Köln Hbf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 49m.
The distance between Bari and Cologne is 1338 km. The road distance is 1704 km.
The best way to get from Bari to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 16h 49m and costs €240 - €550.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Bari to Cologne, including transfers.
Bari to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bari station.
Bari to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bari Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bari to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 50m and costs €110 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €550 and takes 16h 49m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 26h 18m.
What companies run services between Bari, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bari Centrale to Köln Hbf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 16h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–900
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bolzano Bozen to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Zurigo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Bari to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Bari to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bari to Cologne is 1704 km. It takes approximately 15h 29m to drive from Bari to Cologne.
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