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How to get fromModena to Cologneby plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train or car train

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

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  1. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    4h 41m
    €48–309

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 13m
    €172–359

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Modena to Veronabus bus 522 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Verona to Leverkusenbus bus N28
    16h 47m
    €67–121

  4. Drive 997.2 km

    1. Drive from Modena to Colognecar car 997.2 km
    9h 23m
    €157–226

  5. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    5h 27m
    €88–321

  6. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BLQ - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 41m
    €142–370

  7. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LIN - DUS
    6h 35m
    €103–327

  8. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BGY - CGN
    6h 23m
    €65–298

  9. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Modena to Bellinzonatrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    12h 8m
    €155–358

  10. Bus via Zurich

    1. Take the bus from Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio to Zürichbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    17h 7m

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Modena to Mallnitz-Obervellachcar car
    2. Take the car train from Mallnitz-Obervellach to Würzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Colognecar car
    10h 40m
    €206–288

Modena to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration11h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€172Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

Eurowings, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Modena to Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 13m.

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