There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Bernina Express by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Chur to Ospizio Berninatrain Bex
10h 52mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Chur to St. Moritztrain Gex / ...
11h 15mCHF 90–450Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Luganobus
- Take the bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to St. Moritz, Bahnhofbus 631
17h 1mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Bad Bfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Churtrain Ice
- Take the train from Chur to St. Moritztrain Gex / ...
14h 26mCHF 122–391Drive 729.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Bernina Expresscar 729.6 km
7h 39mCHF 117–169Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Ospizio Berninatrain
8h 32mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Ospizio Berninatrain
9h 3mTrain 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 Monza to Tiranotrain
- Take the train from Tirano to Ospizio Berninatrain
10h 43mFly 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tiranotrain
- Take the train from Tirano to Ospizio Berninatrain
10h 44mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tiranotrain
- Take the train from Tirano to Ospizio Berninatrain
11h 15mFly 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 Tiranotrain
- Take the train from Tirano to Ospizio Berninatrain
10h 36m
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Bernina Express is to drive which costs SFr 110 - SFr 170 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Bernina Express is to drive which takes 7h 39m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 170.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Bernina Express. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Ospizio Bernina, Albergo via Zürich, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione Nord and St. Moritz, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Bernina Express. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Ospizio Bernina via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Chur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 52m.
The distance between Cologne and Bernina Express is 792 km. The road distance is 729.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bernina Express without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 10h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Cologne to Bernina Express, including transfers.
Cologne to Bernina Express bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Bernina Express train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Bernina Express is to train via Mannheim which takes 10h 52m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 17h 1m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bernina Express, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Bernina Express via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Chur, and Ospizio Bernina in around 10h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Bernina Express via Zürich, Lugano, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Stazione Nord, St. Moritz, Bahnhof, and Ospizio Bernina, Albergo in around 17h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chur to St. Moritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- Website
- rhb.ch
Train from Chur to Ospizio Bernina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.rhb.ch/en/
Train from Chur to St. Moritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.rhb.ch/en/
Train from Tirano to Ospizio Bernina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.rhb.ch/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–94
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 89–94
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–70
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–35
- 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
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Tirano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Tirano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to St. Moritz, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Bernina Express bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Cologne to Bernina Express train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Bernina Express is 730 km. It takes approximately 7h 39m to drive from Cologne to Bernina Express.
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