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

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There are 10 ways to get from Modena to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBLQ - CGN
    4h 36m
    €75–506

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeBGY - CGN
    6h 19m
    €73–276

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Modena to Milano CentraletrainFr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    11h 11m
    €156–372

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Modena to Veronabus522 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Verona to LeverkusenbusN28
    16h 47m
    €81–115

  5. Drive 997.2 km

    1. Drive from Modena to Colognecar997.2 km
    9h 18m
    €154–222

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

    1. Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeBLQ - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    5h 25m
    €90–543

  7. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeBLQ - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    5h 16m
    €131–599

  8. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from Modena to BellinzonatrainEc
    2. Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrainEc
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    11h 58m
    €115–358

  9. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Modena Terminal Gottardi to Zurich AusstellungsstrassebusItabus
    2. Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-BeuelnighttrainNj
    17h 16m
    €192–415

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Modena to Mallnitz-Obervellachcar
    2. Take the car train from Mallnitz-Obervellach to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Colognecar
    10h 33m
    €205–281

Modena to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration11h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€156Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Modena to Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modena to Köln Heumarkt via Verona, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 16h 47m.

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