There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Taranto by plane, train, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane CGN - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
7h 52m€91–298Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CGN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Metapontobus
- Take the train from Metaponto to Tarantotrain
9h 27m€82–265Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Tarantobus
19h 58m€215–596Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milan Rogoredotrain Ec
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain Fr
20h 40m€256–1,004Drive 1,785.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Tarantocar 1,785.6 km
16h 12m€279–403Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane DUS - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
8h 32m€102–301Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane DUS - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Metapontobus
- Take the train from Metaponto to Tarantotrain
10h 11m€98–278Train to Frankfurt, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane FRA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain
10h 50m€161–453Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane NRN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Metapontobus
- Take the train from Metaponto to Tarantotrain
11h 33mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Metapontobus
- Take the train from Metaponto to Tarantotrain Ic
28h 12m€154–358Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Tarantocar
22h 43m€299–420
Cologne to Taranto by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Taranto is to fly and bus and train which costs €80 - €270 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 7h 52m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Taranto via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Chiasso, Milan Rogoredo and Napoli Afragola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
The distance between Cologne and Taranto is 1501 km. The road distance is 1785.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Taranto without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 19h 58m and costs €210 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Cologne to Taranto, including transfers.
Cologne to Taranto train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Cologne to Taranto train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Taranto is 1786 km. It takes approximately 16h 12m to drive from Cologne to Taranto.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Taranto via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Chiasso, Milan Rogoredo, and Napoli Afragola in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Milan Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
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