There are 10 ways to get from Geilenkirchen to Merano by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Munich
best- Take the train from MG Rheydt Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain Re8
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Innsbruck Hbftrain
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
13h 42m€115–418Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bolzano Southbus N537
16h 32m€74–126Train, night train
- Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Duesseldorf Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
17h 37mDrive 797.9 km
- Drive from Geilenkirchen to Meranocar 797.9 km
8h 17m€130–187Train
- Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
17h 59mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Merano
8h 50mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from MG Rheydt Hbf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Merano
9h 21m€233–500Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO)plane DUS - BZO
6h 55mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from MG Rheydt Hbf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CGN - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
9h 25m€213–490Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozentrain
9h 1m
Geilenkirchen to Merano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geilenkirchen to Merano is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Geilenkirchen to Merano is to drive which takes 8h 17m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Geilenkirchen station to Merano. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Terme Merano via Cologne Airport CGN and Settequerce. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Geilenkirchen to Merano. However, there are services departing from Geilenkirchen and arriving at Merano Meran via MG Rheydt Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
The distance between Geilenkirchen and Merano is 980 km. The road distance is 797.9 km.
The best way to get from Geilenkirchen to Merano without a car is to train via Munich which takes 13h 42m and costs €110 - €420.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Geilenkirchen to Merano, including transfers.
Geilenkirchen to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Geilenkirchen to Merano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from MG Rheydt Hbf station.
The best way to get from Geilenkirchen to Merano is to train via Munich which takes 13h 42m and costs €110 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 32m.
What companies run services between Geilenkirchen, Germany and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
You can take a train from Geilenkirchen to Merano Meran via MG Rheydt Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Innsbruck Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Brennero - Brenner in around 13h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Geilenkirchen to Terme Merano via Aachen West, Aachen station west, Cologne Airport CGN, Bolzano South, Bolzano Sud, Settequerce, and Settequerce in around 16h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–360
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from MG Rheydt Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from MG Rheydt Hbf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from MG Rheydt Hbf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from München Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €19–24
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bolzano South
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Geilenkirchen to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Geilenkirchen to Merano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geilenkirchen to Merano is 798 km. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Geilenkirchen to Merano.
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