There are 12 ways to get from Mantua to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VRN - CGN
5h 6m€80–264Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Verona to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BGY - CGN
6h 34m€65–224Train
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
11h 58m€73–206Bus, train
- Take the bus from Mantova FS to Brescia Autostazionebus 2
- Take the train from Brescia to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus
14h 35mDrive 956.6 km
- Drive from Mantua to Colognecar 956.6 km
9h 13m€146–211Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Mantova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
5h 20m€76–290Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Mantova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
6h 6m€106–302Shuttle to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Mantova to Milano Linate airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LIN - DUS
7h 25m€112–485Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VRN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 6m€126–322Train via Innsbruck
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 89
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain Drf
15h 33mBus
- Take the bus from Mantua to Veronabus N532 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona to Leverkusenbus N28
16h 2m€76–118Drive, car train
- Drive from Mantua to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Colognecar
8h 58m€196–265
Mantua to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mantua to Cologne is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 16h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Mantua to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Mantua to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Mantua and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Verona and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Mantua to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Mantova and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Verona Porta Nuova and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 58m.
The distance between Mantua and Cologne is 733 km. The road distance is 956.6 km.
The best way to get from Mantua to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 11h 58m and costs €70 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Mantua to Cologne, including transfers.
Mantua to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mantua station.
Mantua to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Verona Porta Nuova station.
The best way to get from Mantua to Cologne is to train which takes 11h 58m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 16h 2m.
What companies run services between Mantua, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Mantova to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Verona Porta Nuova and München Hbf in around 11h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mantua to Köln Heumarkt via Verona, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 16h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Mantova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €85–130
- 2nd Class
- €70–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Mantova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 0376 230 339
- apam@apam.it
- Website
- apam.it
Bus from Mantova FS to Brescia Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- apam.it
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Mantova to Milano Linate airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €33–36
- Private
- €110–220
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Mantua to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Verona to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mantua to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verona to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Mantua to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Verona station.
Mantua to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mantua to Cologne is 957 km. It takes approximately 9h 13m to drive from Mantua to Cologne.
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