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How to get fromL'Aquila to Cologneby bus, plane, train, night train, train (Trenitalia), car or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from L'Aquila to Cologne by bus, plane, train, night train, train (Trenitalia), car, or car train

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  1. Bus, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeFCO - CGN
    7h 4m
    €82–266

  2. Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeFCO - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    7h 46m
    €79–299

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
    2. Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Bologna Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    15h 49m
    €201–444

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila Amiternum Hotel to Pescara Terminal Busbus
    2. Take the bus from Pescara to Frankfurtbus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbusN84 / ...
    21h 22m
    €120–170

  5. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
    2. Take the night train from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen HbfnighttrainEn
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain47 / ...
    22h 28m
    €245–604

  6. Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeFCO - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 50m
    €95–312

  7. Bus, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeFCO - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 54m
    €91–299

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from L'aquila to Pescara Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Pescara Centrale to Bologna CentraletrainFr
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    17h 2m
    €192–442

  9. Bus via Florence

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus1550
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbusN537
    24h 24m
    €116–183

  10. Drive 1,428.3 km

    1. Drive from L'Aquila to Colognecar1,428.3 km
    13h 9m
    €222–321

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from L'Aquila to Villach Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
    15h 11m
    €218–1,171

L'Aquila to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration17h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€192Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between L'Aquila, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from L'Aquila Amiternum Hotel to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Pescara, Frankfurt, Frankfurt central train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 21h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a train from L'aquila to Köln Hbf via Pescara Centrale, Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 17h 2m.

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