There are 10 ways to get from Cologne Central Station to Modena by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CGN - BLQ
4h 48m€79–509Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to VeronaN28
- Take the bus from Verona to Modena522 / ...
17h 8m€77–121Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenaIc
13h 14m€102–359Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf47 / ...
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to ModenaNj
16h 7m€112–588Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)DUS - BLQ
5h 24m€84–538Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)FRA - BLQ
5h 13m€136–606Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)DUS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modena
7h 34m€103–368Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Zürich HBNightjet
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Modena Terminal GottardiItabus
17h 51m€121–406Drive 998.8 km
- Drive from Cologne Central Station to Modena998.8 km
9h 20m€156–225Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne Central Station to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Modena
10h 5m€204–270
Cologne Central Station to Modena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne Central Station to Modena is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne Central Station to Modena is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €75 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne Central Station to Modena. However, there are services departing from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf and arriving at Modena via Leverkusen and Verona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne Central Station to Modena. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Modena via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 14m.
The distance between Cologne Central Station and Modena is 829 km. The road distance is 998.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne Central Station to Modena without a car is to train which takes 13h 14m and costs €100 - €360.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Cologne Central Station to Modena, including transfers.
Cologne Central Station to Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne Central Station to Modena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne Central Station to Modena is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €75 - €550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €360 and takes 13h 14m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 17h 8m.
What companies run services between Cologne Central Station, Germany and Modena, Italy?
Eurowings, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Modena via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 14m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- 1st Class
- €200–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verona to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne Central Station to Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Verona station.
Cologne Central Station to Modena train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne Central Station to Modena is 999 km. It takes approximately 9h 20m to drive from Cologne Central Station to Modena.
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