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How to get fromLucca to Cologneby bus, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, train or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Lucca to Cologne by bus, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, train, or car train

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  1. Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus bus
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FLR - DUS
    5h 57m
    €100–249

  2. Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    6h 29m
    €61–322

  3. Train via Florence

    1. Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train train Re
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    13h 47m
    €185–381

  4. Bus via Zurich

    1. Take the bus from P.Za D'Azeglio to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus
    19h 23m

  5. Drive 1,100.6 km

    1. Drive from Lucca to Colognecar car 1,100.6 km
    10h 25m
    €173–250

  6. Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus bus
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FLR - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 11m
    €134–386

  7. Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    7h 15m
    €94–309

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Viareggio to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    16h 44m
    €148–350

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    20h 5m
    €83–146

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lucca to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Colognecar car
    11h 1m
    €235–326

Lucca to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration13h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€185Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Lucca to Köln Hbf via Firenze S.M.N., Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Verdi 3 to Köln via P.Za D'Azeglio Nord, P.Za D'Azeglio, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, and Zürich Bus Station in around 19h 23m.

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