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There are 12 ways to get from Mendrisio to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, 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
    €69–238

  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 34m
    €47–249

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrainIc21 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    9h 5m
    €55–252

  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 14m
    €61–130

  5. Drive 766.7 km

    1. Drive from Mendrisio to Colognecar766.7 km
    6h 55m
    €135–194

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

    1. Take the train from Mendrisio to Monzatrain
    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 11m
    €98–312

  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 31m
    €85–236

  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 47m
    €58–275

  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 24m
    €120–323

  10. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International 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 Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBGY - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 23m
    €86–276

  11. Train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrainIc21 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain43
    9h 6m
    €75–252

  12. Train via Freiburg im Breisgau

    1. Take the train from Chiasso to Freiburg(Breisgau) HbftrainEc
    2. Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43N
    12h 45m

Mendrisio to Cologne by train

Calendar41Weekly Trains
Duration9h 5mAverage 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 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mendrisio to Koeln Hbf via Lugano, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Frankfurt central train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 14h 14m.

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