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How to get fromFerrara to Cologneby train, plane, car, car train, bus or train (Trenitalia, Italo)

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There are 10 ways to get from Ferrara to Cologne by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or train (Trenitalia, Italo)

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  1. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    4h 42m
    €54–274

  2. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ferrara to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain train
    10h 21m
    €160–1,087

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ferrara to Veronabus bus 423
    2. Take the bus from Verona to Leverkusenbus bus N28
    16h 47m
    €80–123

  4. Drive 1,020 km

    1. Drive from Ferrara to Colognecar car 1,020 km
    10h 16m
    €157–226

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

    1. Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    5h 27m
    €89–276

  6. Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain train
    2. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane VCE - DUS
    6h 1m
    €95–318

  7. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BLQ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 42m
    €128–352

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 47m
    €175–386

  9. Train via Munich

    1. Take the train from Ferrara to Padovatrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Padova to München Hbftrain train 89
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    12h 44m
    €98–272

  10. Bus via Zurich

    1. Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus bus 356
    2. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Zurich Ausstellungsstrassebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus
    19h 8m

Ferrara to Cologne by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration16h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€80Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Ferrara to Köln Heumarkt via Verona, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 16h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ferrara to Köln Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 47m.

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