There are 10 ways to get from Lucca to Cologne by bus, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, train, night train, or car train
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Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FLR - CGN
6h 57m€108–282Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
6h 30m€90–290Train
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
13h 45m€173–389Bus
- Take the bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 443 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N537
19h 45m€94–142Drive 1,100.6 km
- Drive from Lucca to Colognecar 1,100.6 km
10h 22m€170–246Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FLR - DUS
6h 3m€100–266Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane FLR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 5m€125–350Train via Basel
- Take the train from Viareggio to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
16h 27m€136–385Bus, night train
- Take the bus from P.Za D'Azeglio to San Donato - Nuova Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Milan to Zurich Ausstellungsstrassebus
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-Beuelnighttrain Nj
21h 53m€223–406Drive, car train
- Drive from Lucca to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Colognecar
10h 57m€233–319
Lucca to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucca to Cologne is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lucca to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Lucca to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Lucca and arriving at Köln Hbf via Florence Santa Maria Novella, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
The distance between Lucca and Cologne is 931 km. The road distance is 1100.6 km.
The best way to get from Lucca to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 13h 45m and costs €170 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Lucca to Cologne, including transfers.
Lucca to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Lucca station.
The best way to get from Lucca to Cologne is to train which takes 13h 45m and costs €170 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 19h 45m.
Lucca to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucca to Cologne is 1101 km. It takes approximately 10h 22m to drive from Lucca to Cologne.
What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Lucca to Köln Hbf via Florence Santa Maria Novella, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucca to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–120
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
Train from Viareggio to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–100
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-Beuel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Stazione Fs to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Bus from Milan to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from P.Za D'Azeglio to San Donato - Nuova Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €25–35
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milan to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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