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There are 9 ways to get from Lucca to Cologne by bus, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, or train

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  1. Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Stazione FS Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidonibus bus
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FLR - CGN
    7h 17m
    €117–312

  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 21m
    €76–299

  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 Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    13h 37m
    €189–398

  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 Colognebus bus
    18h 35m
    €147–210

  5. Drive  1,100.6 km

    1. Drive from Lucca to Colognecar car 1,100.6 km
    10h 25m
    €198–286

  6. 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 50m
    €110–341

  7. 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
    6h 19m
    €151–376

  8. 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 16m
    €163–424

  9. Bus via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen

    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
    19h 52m
    €109–176

Lucca to Cologne by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration13h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€189Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 930.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 17m

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, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucca to Cologne via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 18h 35m.

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