There are 10 ways to get from Cesena to Cologne by train, plane, car, car train, bus, train (Trenitalia), or shuttle
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
5h 4m€69–302Drive, car train
- Drive from Cesena to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
11h 58m€170–1,102Bus
- Take the bus from Rimini to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
16h 38mDrive 1,123.6 km
- Drive from Cesena to Colognecar 1,123.6 km
10h 30m€172–249Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
5h 50m€99–314Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLQ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 4m€135–370Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FLR - DUS
6h 58m€118–378Train
- Take the train from Cesena to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
12h 17m€136–235Train via Milan
- Take the train from Cesena to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- 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 Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
12h 37m€178–352Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGNbus N537
19h 30m€115–273
Cesena to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cesena to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €65 - €310 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cesena to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €65 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cesena to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Cesena Piazzale dell Accoglienza and arriving at Köln via Rimini and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Cesena to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Cesena and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 17m.
The distance between Cesena and Cologne is 874 km. The road distance is 1123.6 km.
The best way to get from Cesena to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 16h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Cesena to Cologne, including transfers.
Cesena to Cologne bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., depart from Rimini station.
Cesena to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Cesena station.
The best way to get from Cesena to Cologne is to bus which takes 16h 38m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 12h 17m.
What companies run services between Cesena, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Cesena Piazzale dell Accoglienza to Köln via Rimini Piazzale Cesare Battisti Bus Stop, Rimini, Frankfurt, and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 16h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cesena to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via München Hbf in around 12h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cesena to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
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
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Rimini to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- 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
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Cesena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30–33
- Private
- €85–160
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cesena to Cologne bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., arrive at Frankfurt station.
Cesena to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cesena to Cologne is 1124 km. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Cesena to Cologne.
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