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

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

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

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    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 11m
    €78–311

  2. 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
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    21h 4m

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Messina to Bologna Centralebus bus N597
    2. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    31h 20m
    €115–263

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain night train Ini
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    27h 5m
    €261–512

  5. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    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
    7h 59m
    €95–255

  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
    8h 5m
    €126–389

  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
    9h 7m
    €99–336

  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 to Köln Hbftrain train
    10h 22m
    €88–338

  9. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus
    31h 46m

  10. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Salerno to Colognecar car
    24h 4m
    €279–430

Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights

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Duration4h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€66Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Messina to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bologna Centrale, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 31h 20m.

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