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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 12 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 to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FCO - CGN
    7h 8m
    €81–223

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the train from Roma Tiburtina 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 Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    15h 10m
    €245–534

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Colognebus bus
    22h 9m

  4. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    22h 43m
    €300–754

  5. Bus to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FCO - DUS
    7h 51m
    €95–240

  6. Bus to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FCO - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 43m
    €94–291

  7. Bus, train to Naples Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain train
    3. Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane NAP - DUS
    9h 6m
    €126–302

  8. Bus to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane FCO - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    9h 51m
    €91–376

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from L'aquila to Ternitrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Terni to Roma Terminitrain train
    3. Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain train Fr / ...
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    17h 11m
    €252–588

  10. Bus via Florence

    1. Take the bus from L'Aquila to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 1550
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    24h 14m
    €119–206

  11. Drive 1,428.3 km

    1. Drive from L'Aquila to Colognecar car 1,428.3 km
    13h 16m
    €223–322

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from L'Aquila to Wörgl Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Wörgl Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    16h 41m
    €262–368

L'Aquila to Cologne by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration17h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€252Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,246.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 8m

What companies run services between L'Aquila, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from L'Aquila to Cologne via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Tiburtina/Verano, Balsamo Crivelli, and Roma Prenestina A1 in around 22h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from L'aquila to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Terni, Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 17h 11m.

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