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How to get fromMessina to Cologneby train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Cologne by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CTA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 8m
    €98–375

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane CTA - CGN
    7h 19m
    €73–321

  3. Ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry ferry M1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    19h 41m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Colognebus bus
    32h 14m
    €250–360

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Colognecar car
    19h 34m
    €350–517

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

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CTA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 56m
    €116–306

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

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane PMO - CGN
    8h 57m
    €95–370

  8. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane CTA - EIN
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain train
    4. Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain train
    10h 43m
    €96–304

  9. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Hahn, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hahn (HHN)plane plane CTA - HHN
    3. Take the bus from Hahn to Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Centerbus bus
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Suedtrain train
    10h 41m

  10. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane CTA - STR
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    9h 47m
    €144–403

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

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration4h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€70Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,824.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 8m

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

Onebus operates a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Cologne once a week. Tickets cost €250–360 and the journey takes 32h 14m.

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