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

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Rimini by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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

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    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 Riminitrain train
    5h 18m
    €70–274

  2. 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 Riminitrain train Fr
    13h 12m
    €284–494

  3. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Riminibus bus N422
    17h 48m
    €119–176

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Riminitrain train 89
    18h 14m
    €126–342

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain train
    6h 7m
    €108–332

  6. 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 Riminitrain train
    5h 53m
    €125–369

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain train
    7h 21m
    €135–394

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane CGN - VCE
    2. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain train
    7h 11m
    €89–331

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane DUS - VCE
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain train
    7h 55m
    €107–319

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Riminicar car
    18h 57m
    €221–304

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rimini - Via Annibale Fadabus bus
    20h 51m
    €153–225

  12. Drive  1,152.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Riminicar car 1,152.7 km
    10h 39m
    €218–314

Cologne to Rimini by night train and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration18h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€126Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 903 km
  • Duration: 5h 18m

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

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Rimini via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 13h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Rimini via Frankfurt central train station in around 17h 48m.

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