There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Positano by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CGN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
7h 24m€85–288Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napolitrain
17h 2m€559–854Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Salernobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
18h 54m€179–302Drive 1,638.8 km
- Drive from Cologne to Positanocar 1,638.8 km
15h 17m€265–382Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DUS - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
8h 18m€104–279Train to Frankfurt, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane FRA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
7h 54m€120–348Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BRU - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
9h 23m€117–321Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CGN - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
9h 1m€109–284Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane LUX - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
11h 31m€113–382Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Salernobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
24h 43m€193–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus 518 / ...
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrentotrain 0
27h 39m€150–249Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Positanocar
21h 27m€290–411
Cologne to Positano by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Positano is to train and fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Positano is to fly and train which takes 7h 24m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Positano. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Castellammare di Stabia via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale and Napoli P. Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
The distance between Cologne and Positano is 1318 km. The road distance is 1638.8 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Positano without a car is to train which takes 17h 2m and costs €550 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Cologne to Positano, including transfers.
Cologne to Positano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Cologne to Positano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Positano is 1639 km. It takes approximately 15h 17m to drive from Cologne to Positano.
There are 9033+ hotels available in Positano.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Positano, Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Positano via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, Napoli, Napoli P. Garibaldi, and Castellammare di Stabia in around 17h 2m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Luxembourg to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Luxembourg to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Luxembourg to Naples Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Luxembourg to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Luxembourg to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Luxembourg to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–370
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mühlheim am Main to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
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