There are 12 ways to get from Lienz to Cologne by car, car train, bus, train, or plane
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Lienz to Kufsteincar
- Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar
10h 16m€146–200Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lienz to San Candidotrain
- Take the bus from San Candido to Venicebus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VCE - CGN
9h 10m€88–240Bus
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus 960X
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Cologne Airport CGNbus N228 / ...
15h 42mDrive 787.7 km
- Drive from Lienz to Colognecar 787.7 km
7h 25m€131–189Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
8h 4m€128–423Train
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain 4637 / ...
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
11h 4m€174–495Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus 960X
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain Drf
13h 45mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
8h 34m€132–360Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
9h 3m€134–389Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
8h 15m€193–528Train, train to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstättersee to Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KLU - CGN
7h 17m€105–411Train, train to Bolzano Dolomiti Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Lienz to Fortezzatrain
- Take the train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozentrain
- Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BZO - DUS
9h 49m€271–549
Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lienz to Cologne is to train and bus and fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lienz to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €100 - €420.
No, there is no direct train from Lienz to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lienz In Osttirol and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Spittal-Millstaetter See. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Lienz and Cologne is 911 km. The road distance is 787.7 km.
The best way to get from Lienz to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 15h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Lienz to Cologne, including transfers.
Lienz to Cologne train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Lienz In Osttirol station.
The best way to get from Lienz to Cologne is to bus which takes 15h 42m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €500 and takes 11h 4m.
Lienz to Cologne train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Spittal-Millstaetter See station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lienz to Cologne is 788 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Lienz to Cologne.
What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 15h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lienz In Osttirol to Koeln Hbf via Spittal-Millstaetter See in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–420
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Spittal-Millstättersee to Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €15–24
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
Train from Spittal-Millstättersee to Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–25
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €13–20
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Spittal-Millstättersee to Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Spittal-Millstättersee to Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €19–23
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- suedtirolmobil.info
Train from Lienz to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/#/
- Standard
- €16–23
Train from Lienz to Fortezza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/#/
- Standard
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Candido to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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