There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Sterzing by train, bus, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kufsteintrain 89 / ...
- Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
8h 51m€139–405Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus N228 / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Sterzingbus 095 / ...
14h 5m€51–97Night train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
12h 16m€52–152Drive 712.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sterzingcar 712.2 km
7h 2m€113–163Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
12h 54m€53–154Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Vipiteno
5h 35m€198–397Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Vipiteno
6h 4m€206–426Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)plane DUS - BZO
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitschtrain
6h 48m€239–511
Cologne to Sterzing by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sterzing is to bus which costs €50 - €100 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sterzing is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 35m and costs €190 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Sterzing. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch via München Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
The distance between Cologne and Sterzing is 794 km. The road distance is 712.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sterzing without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 51m and costs €130 - €410.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Cologne to Sterzing, including transfers.
Cologne to Sterzing train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sterzing is to train via Munich which takes 8h 51m and costs €130 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €100 and takes 14h 5m.
Cologne to Sterzing train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Sterzing is 712 km. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Cologne to Sterzing.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sterzing, Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch via München Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Brennero - Brenner in around 8h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Sterzing via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Innsbruck Südbahnstraße in around 14h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €19–28
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–24
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
Train from Köln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Sterzing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Vipiteno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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