There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Cagliari by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane CGN - CAG
8h 1m€74–328Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
32h 24m€143–261Train, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
32h 58m€299–561Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane FRA - CAG
6h 8m€131–359Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane NRN - CAG
7h 38mTrain, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane CRL - CAG
8h 26m€102–254Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane AMS - CAG
8h 33m€128–343Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane DUS - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
9h 40m€117–337Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
32h 50m€131–262Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
33h 32m€131–220
Cologne to Cagliari by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cagliari is to fly which costs €70 - €330 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cagliari is to train and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €130 - €360.
The distance between Cologne and Cagliari is 1322 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cagliari without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 32h 24m and costs €140 - €270.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Cologne to Cagliari, including transfers.
There are 2839+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cagliari, Italy?
Lufthansa, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- request@gruppoturmotravel.com
- Website
- gruppoturmotravel.com
Bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://gruppoturmotravel.com/en
- Phone
- 02 76028132
- helpdesk@tirrenia.it
- Website
- tirrenia.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.tirrenia.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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