There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Ancona by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)CGN - AOI
6h 32m€76–295Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationN280 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to AnconaN422
20h 24m€70–164Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ancona89
14h 59m€143–458Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz StadtmitteRe
- Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Frankfurt(Main)HbfRe
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rimini
- Take the train from Rimini to FanoIc
- Take the train from Fano to AnconaIc
19h 4m€141–182Drive 1,246.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Ancona1,246.4 km
11h 35m€193–278Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)DUS - AOI
7h 6m€111–324Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CGN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
6h 4m€90–299Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)FRA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
6h 36m€153–396Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)CGN - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Ancona
9h 32m€87–315Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Ancona
12h 49m€186–1,128
Cologne to Ancona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Ancona is to bus which costs €70 - €170 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Ancona is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Ancona via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 59m.
The distance between Cologne and Ancona is 963 km. The road distance is 1246.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ancona without a car is to train which takes 14h 59m and costs €140 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Cologne to Ancona, including transfers.
Cologne to Ancona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Ancona is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €75 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €460 and takes 14h 59m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €170 and takes 20h 24m.
Cologne to Ancona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Ancona is 1246 km. It takes approximately 11h 35m to drive from Cologne to Ancona.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ancona, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ancona via München Hbf in around 14h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- 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
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Fano
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Fano to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Fano
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Fano to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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