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How to get fromMenaggio to Cologneby train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, ferry, train or plane

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There are 13 ways to get from Menaggio to Cologne by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, ferry, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrainEc
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    9h 55m
    €75–355

  2. Ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
    2. Take the train from Varenna Esino to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 40m
    €54–269

  3. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Paradiso to Basilea Badisherbus
    2. Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    15h 42m
    €104–330

  4. Drive 776.1 km

    1. Drive from Menaggio to Colognecar776.1 km
    7h 19m
    €122–175

  5. Ferry, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
    2. Take the train from Varenna Esino to Monzatrain
    3. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 9m
    €102–318

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Menaggio Piazza Roma to Como San Giovanni Stazione FSbusC10
    2. Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    10h 14m
    €154–279

  7. Ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
    2. Take the train from Varenna Esino to MonzatrainR13
    3. Take the train from Monza to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    11h 40m
    €149–321

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Menaggio Piazza Roma to Como San Giovanni Stazione FSbusC10
    2. Take the bus from Como to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus518 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cologne Airport CGNbusN11
    16h
    €88–145

  9. Ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
    2. Take the train from Varenna Esino to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeMXP - CGN
    6h 59m
    €76–248

  10. Ferry, train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
    2. Take the train from Varenna Esino to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    6h 52m
    €66–250

  11. Ferry, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
    2. Take the train from Varenna Esino to Monzatrain
    3. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLIN - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    7h 5m
    €71–235

  12. Bus, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the bus from Menaggio Piazza Roma to Como San Giovanni Stazione FSbus
    2. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    8h 11m
    €166–375

  13. Ferry, train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Menaggio to Varennaferry
    2. Take the train from Varenna Esino to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBGY - DUS
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 28m
    €89–261

Menaggio to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration9h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a bus from Menaggio, Via Lusardi to Köln Hbf via Lugano, Stazione Nord, Lugano, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Menaggio Piazza Roma to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Como, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 16h.

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