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There are 13 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 Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidonibus bus
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FLR - DUS
    5h 47m
    €120–264

  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 20m
    €61–285

  3. Train via Mannheim

    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 Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    13h 27m
    €200–545

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucca to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 443 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    20h 2m
    €93–169

  5. Drive 1,100.6 km

    1. Drive from Lucca to Colognecar car 1,100.6 km
    10h 25m
    €175–253

  6. Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Lucca to Pisa Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane PSA - CGN
    4h 48m
    €65–202

  7. Fly Pisa International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane PSA - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 32m
    €138–362

  8. 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
    6h 54m
    €89–333

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

    1. Take the bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidonibus 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
    5h 57m
    €155–416

  10. Fly Pisa International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane PSA - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain train
    8h 15m
    €75–324

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Viareggio to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    15h 4m
    €177–729

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train train Re
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus bus
    3. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Rb / ...
    24h 10m

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lucca to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    14h 20m
    €213–298

Lucca to Cologne by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration13h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€200Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,015 km
  • Duration: 5h 47m

What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Lucca to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Firenze S.M.N., Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucca to Koeln Hbf via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 20h 2m.

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