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

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Prato by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or train (Trenitalia)

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeDUS - FLR
    5h 26m
    €93–292

  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)planeCGN - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain
    5h 40m
    €82–264

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Pratocar
    11h 13m
    €181–1,118

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Veronabus
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna CentraletrainFr
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato CentraletrainIc
    14h 31m
    €104–233

  5. Drive 1,115 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Pratocar1,115 km
    10h 21m
    €175–253

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeCGN - FLR
    6h 24m
    €100–283

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeFRA - FLR
    5h 19m
    €128–370

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeDUS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain
    6h 16m
    €90–293

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeFRA - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain
    6h 5m
    €140–371

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centraletrain89
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato CentraletrainIc
    13h 43m
    €94–443

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus StationbusN537
    19h 19m
    €93–137

Cologne to Prato by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration13h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€94Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Prato, Italy?

Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Prato Centrale via München Hbf and Bologna Centrale in around 13h 43m.

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