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There are 11 ways to get from Messina to Cologne by bus, plane, ferry, train, night train, car ferry, or car

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  1. Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeCTA - DUS
    7h 7m
    €96–333

  2. Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeCTA - CGN
    6h 16m
    €86–246

  3. Ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniferryM1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano CentraletrainFr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    19h 17m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Policorobus
    2. Take the bus from Policoro to Frankfurtbus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbusN84 / ...
    28h 39m
    €147–197

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Milano CentralenighttrainIni
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    27h 2m
    €231–433

  6. Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeCTA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    6h 59m
    €122–349

  7. Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planePMO - CGN
    9h
    €92–328

  8. Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Hahn, bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hahn (HHN)planeCTA - HHN
    3. Take the bus from Hahn to Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Centerbus
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Suedtrain
    9h 55m

  9. Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)planeCTA - EIN
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain
    4. Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
    9h 46m
    €120–330

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Messina to Sibaribus590 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sibari to Frankfurt central train stationbus
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain79 / ...
    34h 27m
    €168–289

  11. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
    2. Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Colognecar
    19h 49m
    €340–507

Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration4h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Policoro, Policoro, Frankfurt, Frankfurt central train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 28h 39m.

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