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

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

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    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CTA - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 16m
    €97–333

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

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    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane CTA - CGN
    6h 19m
    €81–259

  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 Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    19h 44m

  4. Bus via Policoro

    1. Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Policorobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Policoro to Frankfurtbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N61 / ...
    28h 1m
    €151–190

  5. 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 Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    27h 42m
    €210–393

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

    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus bus
    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
    9h 39m
    €107–403

  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 5m
    €99–352

  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 bus
    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
    9h 58m

  9. Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane CTA - CRL
    3. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus bus
    4. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain train
    9h 37m
    €107–289

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Messina to Sibaribus bus 582 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sibari to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N61 / ...
    35h 31m
    €170–251

  11. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Colognecar car
    19h 58m
    €340–507

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

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration4h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€78Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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 1m.

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