There are 9 ways to get from Lecce to Cologne by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, night train, busferry, or car train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BDS - CGN
6h 43m€84–304Train
- Take the train from Lecce to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 47m€255–586Bus
- Take the bus from Lecce to Tarantobus 570 / ...
- Take the bus from Taranto to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus
30h 8mDrive 1,852.3 km
- Drive from Lecce to Colognecar 1,852.3 km
17h 3m€292–421Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lecce to Brindisitrain
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BDS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 24m€94–276Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BDS - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain
9h 55m€95–346Train, night train
- Take the train from Lecce to Bolzano Bozentrain Ic
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbfnighttrain
22h 43m€217–405Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2bus
36h 33mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lecce to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
18h 38m€291–1,278
Lecce to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Cologne is to fly which costs €80 - €310 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €80 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Lecce to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Köln via Taranto and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Lecce to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 47m.
The distance between Lecce and Cologne is 1471 km. The road distance is 1852.3 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 18h 47m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Lecce to Cologne, including transfers.
Lecce to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lecce station.
Lecce to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Lecce station.
The best way to get from Lecce to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €80 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €600 and takes 18h 47m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 30h 8m.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, and Ryanair fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lecce to Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 18h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–900
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–850
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €47–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lecce to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Taranto to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Durrës to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
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Lecce to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Taranto station.
Lecce to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lecce to Cologne is 1852 km. It takes approximately 17h 3m to drive from Lecce to Cologne.
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