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

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There are 11 ways to get from Mendrisio to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeMXP - CGN
    4h 52m
    €74–225

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeMXP - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    5h 33m
    €47–249

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrainIc21 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    9h 3m
    €55–272

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Frankfurt central train stationbusN474
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbusN280 / ...
    14h 15m
    €61–150

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Chiasso to Freiburg(Breisgau) HbftrainEc
    2. Take the night train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Koeln HbfnighttrainNj
    13h 17m
    €118–404

  6. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLIN - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 2m
    €94–304

  7. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeMXP - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    5h 40m
    €80–236

  8. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    5h 46m
    €63–222

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    7h 23m
    €120–310

  10. Train via Mannheim

    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 10m
    €68–362

  11. Drive 766.7 km

    1. Drive from Mendrisio to Colognecar766.7 km
    6h 55m
    €132–191

Mendrisio to Cologne by train

Calendar55Weekly Trains
Duration9h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€55Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Mendrisio, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Mendrisio to Köln Hbf via Lugano and Basel SBB in around 9h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mendrisio to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Lugano, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Frankfurt central train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 14h 15m.

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