There are 8 ways to get from Catania to Cologne by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or night train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CTA - CGN
3h 7m€65–226Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
22h 20mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Port of Palermocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Colognecar
32h 4m€278–417Bus
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Bologna Centralebus Itabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGNbus N537
34h 9m€157–298Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
3h 40m€83–238Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
3h 46m€110–334Bus, train
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus Raffadali – Hagen
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
35h 50mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Catania Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
29h 19m€291–915
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Cologne is to fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 3h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Cologne is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 19m.
The distance between Catania and Cologne is 1633 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Cologne without a car is to train and ferry which takes 22h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Catania to Cologne, including transfers.
Catania to Cologne bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop station.
Catania to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Catania Centrale station.
The best way to get from Catania to Cologne is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs €60 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €300 and takes 34h 9m.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa City, and Lufthansa fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Köln Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 34h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Catania Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Catania to Cologne bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Catania to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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