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How to get fromModane to Cologneby train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar) or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 11 ways to get from Modane to Cologne by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    9h 25m
    €134–411

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MXP - DUS
    7h 45m
    €61–271

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Modane to Grenoble Gare Routierebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Grenoble to Lyonbus bus 766 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus
    15h 30m
    €87–131

  4. Drive 857 km

    1. Drive from Modane to Colognecar car 857 km
    9h 2m
    €132–190

  5. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    7h 36m
    €131–386

  6. Train via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

    1. Take the train from Modane to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    9h 36m
    €151–435

  7. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    5. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    12h 44m
    €122–373

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane MXP - CGN
    7h
    €83–259

  9. Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain train
    2. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane TRN - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 6m
    €129–418

  10. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    8h 35m
    €124–386

  11. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h 52m
    €158–437

Modane to Cologne by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration9h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€134Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Modane, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Modane to Koeln Hbf via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modane to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Grenoble Gare Routiere, Grenoble, Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 15h 30m.

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