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How to get fromCologne to Pratoby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Prato by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    5h 19m
    €105–257

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train
    5h 43m
    €66–280

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train Re
    13h 37m
    €295–918

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus
    17h 48m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train Re
    18h 52m
    €104–456

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane CGN - FLR
    6h 34m
    €94–255

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane FRA - FLR
    5h 24m
    €141–394

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train
    6h 23m
    €97–312

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train
    6h 23m
    €133–379

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Pisa International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane CGN - PSA
    2. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze Rifreditrain train
    5h 53m
    €83–258

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Pratocar car
    16h 34m
    €204–279

  12. Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus N537
    19h 7m
    €92–162

  13. Drive 1,115.5 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Pratocar car 1,115.5 km
    10h 24m
    €174–251

Cologne to Prato by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration13h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€295Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 959.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 19m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Prato, Italy?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Prato Centrale via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 13h 37m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Cologne to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station once a week, and the journey takes 16h 34m.

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