There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Meransen by train, night train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, night train
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Augsburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain Re
11h 10m€98–285Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain Re
14h 17m€62–184Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus N537
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Klausenbus 095
14h 9m€80–128Drive 748.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Meransencar 748.5 km
7h 26m€139–201Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sillian Marktplatzbus
- Take the train from Sillian to Rio di Pusteriatrain 400
16h 57m€111–219Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Bressanone
6h 54m€208–428Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Bressanone
7h 43m€212–422Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)plane DUS - BZO
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain
7h 28m€220–461
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Meransen is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Meransen is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 54m and costs €200 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Meransen. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Rio di Pusteria Funivia via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and Bressanone - Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Meransen. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Meranza via Augsburg Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Fortezza and Rio di Pusteria Funivia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 10m.
The distance between Cologne and Meransen is 831 km. The road distance is 748.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Meransen without a car is to train and night train which takes 11h 10m and costs €95 - €290.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Cologne to Meransen, including transfers.
Cologne to Meransen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Meransen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Cologne to Meransen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Meransen, Italy?
You can take a train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Meransen via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen, Cologne Airport CGN, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Klausen, Chiusa Klausen, Bressanone Brixen, Bressanone - Stazione, and Rio di Pusteria Funivia in around 14h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Augsburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Augsburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–65
- Seating Carriage
- €22–27
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
Train from Köln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
Train from Sillian to Rio di Pusteria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €25–35
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Klausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sillian Marktplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Bressanone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Bressanone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Meransen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Augsburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Meransen is 748 km. It takes approximately 7h 26m to drive from Cologne to Meransen.
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