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How to get fromLago di Como to Cologneby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train or car

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There are 11 ways to get from Lago di Como to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Como Lago to Saronnotrain
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeMXP - CGN
    4h 51m
    €75–232

  2. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Como Lago to Saronnotrain
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    5h 33m
    €48–256

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    8h 16m
    €140–247

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Como to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanobusN1308 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cologne Airport CGNbusN487 / ...
    14h
    €69–121

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrainEc
    2. Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-BeuelnighttrainNj
    12h
    €238–446

  6. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lecco to Monzatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 7m
    €93–302

  7. Train, train to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Lecco to Ponte S.Pietrotrain
    2. Take the train from Ponte S.Pietro to Bergamotrain
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    5h 55m
    €60–210

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    6h 14m
    €148–343

  9. Train, train to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lecco to Ponte S.Pietrotrain
    2. Take the train from Ponte S.Pietro to Bergamotrain
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBGY - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 32m
    €83–244

  10. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Arth-GoldautrainEc
    2. Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrainEc
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    9h 7m
    €97–379

  11. Drive 780.1 km

    1. Drive from Como to Colognecar780.1 km
    7h 6m
    €121–174

Lago di Como to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration8h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€140Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lago di Como, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Como S.Giovanni to Köln Hbf via Mannheim Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Como to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 14h.

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