There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) by train, plane, bus, night train, rideshare, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)DUS - LIN
4h 6m€79–279Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)DUS - MXP
5h 19m€45–259Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arth-GoldauEc
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Milano CentraleEc
10h 18m€113–410Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN177 / ...
15h 54m€73–118Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)CGN - LIN
6h 17m€79–280Train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)FRA - LIN
4h 4m€65–207Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)CGN - BGY
5h 8m€81–265Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)LUX - LIN
7h 46m€73–204Train 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 Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Milano LambrateEc
10h 27m€149–456Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich HbNj
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to MilanItabus
16h 6m€75–355Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Milan Linate-LIN831.5 km
7h 46mDrive 831.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)831.5 km
7h 46m€128–185
Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is to train and fly which takes 4h 4m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN). However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Linate Aeroporto via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Zürich HB, Milano Lambrate and Stazione Forlanini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 27m.
The distance between Cologne and Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is 723 km. The road distance is 831.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) without a car is to train which takes 10h 18m and costs €110 - €410.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN), including transfers.
Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is to train which takes 10h 18m and costs €110 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 15h 54m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €280 and takes 6h 17m.
Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is 831 km. It takes approximately 7h 46m to drive from Cologne to Milan Linate Airport (LIN).
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Milan Linate Airport (LIN), Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Linate Aeroporto via Basel SBB, Arth-Goldau, Milano Centrale, stazione centrale via tonale, dateo, and Dateo in around 10h 18m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano 3 times a day. Tickets cost €65–90 and the journey takes 12h 35m.
- 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
- €95–310
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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
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, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- 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
- €95–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- 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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- 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
- 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
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, 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
- 29 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
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 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
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Milano Lambrate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–265
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–265
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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