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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 23m
    €73–243

  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 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 Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    20h 38m

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centralebus bus Itabus
    2. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    32h 29m
    €121–267

  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 Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    27h 22m
    €281–896

  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 58m
    €91–251

  6. 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 51m
    €94–306

  7. 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(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train
    10h
    €121–374

  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 Koeln Hbftrain train
    10h 47m
    €93–272

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Wuppertal Hbfbus bus Raffadali – Hagen
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    34h 10m

  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
    €279–440

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

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration4h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€71Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,732.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 23m

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

You can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Köln Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 32h 29m.

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