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There are 12 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
    €90–292

  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 Köln West Bf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, HauptbahnhoftrainS6
    3. Take the bus from Ludwigshafen to Veronabus
    4. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna CentraletrainFr
    5. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato CentraletrainIc
    16h 51m
    €119–200

  5. Drive 1,115 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Pratocar1,115 km
    10h 21m
    €176–253

  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
    €87–293

  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 via Basel

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain41
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Milano CentraletrainEc
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
    14h 3m
    €198–439

  11. 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
    14h 21m
    €109–403

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus StationbusN537
    19h 17m
    €93–148

Cologne to Prato by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration14h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€198Cheapest 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 Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Zürich HB, Milano Centrale, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 14h 3m.

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