There are 10 ways to get from Lecce to Cologne by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, night train, 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 44m€72–294Train
- Take the train from Lecce to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
18h 53m€268–791Bus
- Take the bus from Lecce to Battipagliabus 570
- Take the bus from Battipaglia to Colognebus
27h 27mDrive 1,852.3 km
- Drive from Lecce to Colognecar 1,852.3 km
17h 3m€291–420Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BDS - DUS
7h 11m€110–285Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BDS - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
10h 23m€115–385Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BDS - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
9h 56m€98–382Train, night train
- Take the train from Lecce to Bolzano Bozentrain Ic
- Take the night train from Bolzano Bozen to Ulm Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
25h 46m€228–669Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lecce to Baribus 573 / ...
- Take the bus from Bari to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice
29h 19m€162–301Drive, car train
- Drive from Lecce to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
23h 26m€311–438
Lecce to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Cologne is to fly which costs €70 - €300 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €70 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lecce to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Cologne via Battipaglia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Lecce to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 53m.
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 53m and costs €260 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 44m 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 44m and costs €70 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €800 and takes 18h 53m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 27m.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings and Ryanair fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lecce to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 18h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Perugia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bolzano Bozen to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lecce to Battipaglia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lecce to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bari to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Battipaglia to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lecce to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0832.871016
- elios.trasporti@libero.it
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Bus from Lecce to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
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More Questions & Answers
Lecce to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Battipaglia 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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