There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Alba by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or night train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane FRA - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle to Albatrain
7h 2m€127–340Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUS - MXP
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
9h 8m€69–234Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain Re
12h 35m€112–379Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Turin Sturabus
- Take the train from Torino Rebaudengo Fossata to Albatrain Re
15h 1m€77–329Drive 954.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Albacar 954.4 km
9h 25m€147–212Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DUS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
7h 57m€95–320Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CGN - MXP
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
8h 42m€87–257Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CGN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
7h 52m€73–284Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane FRA - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
7h 53m€78–241Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FRA - MXP
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
9h 9m€115–265Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 107 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Torinobus
- Take the bus from Torino - Piazza Carducci to Alba - Autostazionebus 47
16h 28mNight train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Turin Sturabus
- Take the train from Torino Rebaudengo Fossata to Albatrain Re
17h 35m€85–336
Cologne to Alba by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Alba is to fly and train which costs €70 - €290 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Alba is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Alba. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Alba - Autostazione via Zurich Bus Station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Fermata 2062 - BIBLIOTECA CIVICA and Torino - Piazza Carducci. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Alba. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Alba via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
The distance between Cologne and Alba is 797 km. The road distance is 954.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Alba without a car is to train which takes 12h 35m and costs €110 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Cologne to Alba, including transfers.
Cologne to Alba bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Alba train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Alba is to train which takes 12h 35m and costs €110 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 28m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Alba, Piemonte, Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Alba via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 12h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Alba - Autostazione via Zurich Bus Station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Torino, Fermata 2062 - BIBLIOTECA CIVICA, Fermata 2058 - MOLINETTE EST, and Torino - Piazza Carducci in around 16h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- 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
- €55–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Rebaudengo Fossata to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €150–260
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- 1st Class
- €150–260
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Turin Stura
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Turin Stura
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- 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 Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 (0) 0882 - 228960
- Website
- ferroviedelgargano.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Torino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- ferroviedelgargano.com
- Phone
- +39 0141 937510
- info@autolineegiachino.it
- Website
- autolineegiachino.it
Bus from Torino - Piazza Carducci to Alba - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- moeves.it
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Cologne to Alba bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Cologne to Alba train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Alba is 954 km. It takes approximately 9h 25m to drive from Cologne to Alba.
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