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

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There are 12 ways to get from Chiavari to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or night train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Milano CentraletrainIc
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    13h 35m
    €134–303

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale 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
    9h 16m
    €65–326

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Genoa to Cologne Airport CGNbusN177
    17h 47m
    €88–189

  4. Drive 990.6 km

    1. Drive from Chiavari to Colognecar990.6 km
    9h 13m
    €155–223

  5. Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
    2. Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeGOA - CGN
    8h 42m
    €92–285

  6. Train via Chiavari

    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Milano CentraletrainIc
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    13h 47m
    €130–348

  7. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from S. Margherita Ligure-Portofino to Zürich HBtrainEc
    2. Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-BeuelnighttrainNj
    17h 46m
    €319–642

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

    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Paviatrain
    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 31m
    €105–362

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

    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeMXP - CGN
    8h 35m
    €87–294

  10. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Chiavari 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
    8h 28m
    €77–296

  11. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Paviatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLIN - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    7h 26m
    €74–279

  12. Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Chiavari to Pisa Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
    4. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBLQ - CGN
    7h 48m
    €112–371

Chiavari to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration13h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€134Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Chiavari, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Chiavari to Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 35m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Genoa to Cologne Airport CGN once daily. Tickets cost €75–110 and the journey takes 15h 30m.

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