There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Sterzing by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Brennero - Brenner89
8h 37m€76–383Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Innsbruck SüdbahnstraßeN228 / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Sterzing095 / ...
14h 2m€41–115Night train
- Take the night train from Köln Hbf to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofUex 1864 / ...
8h 29m€115–151Drive 710.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sterzing710.6 km
6h 58m€110–159Night train via Koeln Hbf
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofNj
12h 18m€79–305Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Sterzing
7h 19m€157–204Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Brennero - Brenner
6h 57m€119–328Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Brennero - Brenner
7h 36m€124–367Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)DUS - INN
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Airport to Vipiteno
5h 52m€109–514Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)DUS - BZO
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
6h 53m€214–523Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)EIN - INN
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Airport to Vipiteno
7h 32m€220–348Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
8h 28m€114–382Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
9h 46m€181–414
Cologne to Sterzing by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sterzing is to bus which costs €40 - €120 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sterzing is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 52m and costs €100 - €550.
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 and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
The distance between Cologne and Sterzing is 794 km. The road distance is 710.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sterzing without a car is to train which takes 8h 37m and costs €75 - €390.
It takes approximately 8h 37m 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 which takes 8h 37m and costs €75 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €120 and takes 14h 2m.
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 711 km. It takes approximately 6h 58m 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 and Brennero - Brenner in around 8h 37m. 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 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Köln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
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
- *
- €15–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Sterzing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Bus from Innsbruck Airport to Vipiteno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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