There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Calabria by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane DUS - SUF
5h 23m€116–284Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CGN - REG
7h 5m€85–333Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Fr
20h 26m€389–1,245Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Villa S.Giovannibus
32h 54mDrive 2,069 km
- Drive from Cologne to Reggio Calabriacar 2,069 km
18h 57m€324–468Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane FRA - SUF
5h 19m€144–367Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane CGN - SUF
4h 49m€106–213Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Crotone Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Crotone Airport (CRV)plane CGN - CRV
7h 52m€154–614Train, bus to Hahn, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmittetrain
- Take the bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane HHN - SUF
8h 7mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Reggio Calabriacar
25h 7m€359–510
Cologne to Calabria by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Calabria is to fly which costs €100 - €220 and takes 4h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Calabria is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €100 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Villa S.Giovanni via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Reggio Calabria Lido via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale and Reggio Calabria C.Le. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 26m.
The distance between Cologne and Calabria is 1618 km. The road distance is 2069 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Calabria without a car is to train which takes 20h 26m and costs €380 - €1300.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Cologne to Calabria, including transfers.
Cologne to Calabria bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Calabria train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Calabria is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €110 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €380 - €1300 and takes 20h 26m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 32h 54m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Calabria, Italy?
Eurowings, Condor Flugdienst, and Lufthansa fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Reggio Calabria Lido via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Calabria C.Le in around 20h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Crotone Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Crotone Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Hahn to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Hahn to Lamezia Terme International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Cologne to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- service@zickenheiner.de
- Website
- zickenheiner.de
Bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- zickenheiner.de
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Calabria bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Villa S.Giovanni station.
Cologne to Calabria train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Calabria is 2069 km. It takes approximately 18h 57m to drive from Cologne to Calabria.
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