There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Colico by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)DUS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Colico
7h€86–290Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)DUS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Colico
7h 32m€49–263Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoIc21 / ...
11h 57m€71–383Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station027 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lugano
- Take the bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to Sorico, piazza C. Battisti631
16h 21m€59–147Drive 749.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Colico749.8 km
7h 56m€116–167Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)CGN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Colico
6h 45m€65–234Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)FRA - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Colico
6h 56m€72–218Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to MonzaS11
- Take the train from Monza to ColicoR13
12h 3m€80–388Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Zürich HBNightjet
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoEcm
15h 13m€122–367
Cologne to Colico by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Colico is to bus which costs €55 - €150 and takes 16h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Colico is to fly and train which takes 6h 45m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Colico. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Colico via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano and Monza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Cologne and Colico is 817 km. The road distance is 749.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Colico without a car is to train which takes 11h 57m and costs €70 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Cologne to Colico, including transfers.
Cologne to Colico train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Colico is to train which takes 11h 57m and costs €70 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €150 and takes 16h 21m.
Cologne to Colico train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Colico is 750 km. It takes approximately 7h 56m to drive from Cologne to Colico.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Colico, Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Colico via Basel SBB, Lugano, Lugano, and Menaggio Piazza Roma in around 11h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Colico via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Frankfurt central train station, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Stazione Nord, and Sorico in around 16h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
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
- €70–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 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 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Colico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Colico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €150–260
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €80–140
Train from Köln Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- 1st Class
- €200–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to Sorico, piazza C. Battisti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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