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There are 11 ways to get from Lienz to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-MillstaetterseetrainRe / ...
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12trainIce
    11h 5m
    €135–162

  2. Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Dobbiaco Toblachtrain
    2. Take the bus from Dobbiaco to Venicebus
    3. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeVCE - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 27m
    €94–287

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof A to Innsbruck Hbfbus960X
    2. Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Cologne Airport CGNbusN537 / ...
    14h 12m

  4. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof A to Innsbruck Hbfbus960X
    2. Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln HbfnighttrainUex 1864 / ...
    10h 43m

  5. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lienz to Mallnitz-Obervellachcar
    2. Take the car train from Mallnitz-Obervellach to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Colognecar
    6h 30m
    €143–197

  6. Drive 768.3 km

    1. Drive from Lienz to Colognecar768.3 km
    7h 54m
    €125–180

  7. Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetterseetrain
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeSZG - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    8h 4m
    €108–568

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetterseetrain
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeMUC - CGN
    8h 20m
    €120–587

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetterseetrain
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMUC - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 1m
    €133–628

  10. Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetterseetrain
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeSZG - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    8h 15m
    €171–645

  11. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetterseetrain
    2. Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeMUC - FRA
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    9h 2m
    €156–635

Lienz to Cologne by train

Calendar22Weekly Trains
Duration11h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€135Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Lienz In Osttirol to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Spittal-Millstaettersee in around 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof A to Koeln Hbf via Innsbruck Hbf, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 14h 12m.

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