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

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

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

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    1. Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    4h 40m
    €46–246

  2. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    11h 15m
    €184–480

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Modena to Veronabus bus 522 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Verona to Leverkusenbus bus N28
    16h 45m
    €78–133

  4. Drive 997.2 km

    1. Drive from Modena to Colognecar car 997.2 km
    9h 23m
    €159–229

  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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    5h 15m
    €74–314

  6. Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train
    2. Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane VRN - CGN
    5h 54m
    €94–318

  7. 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(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train
    7h 22m
    €139–437

  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 13m
    €75–294

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 30m
    €184–730

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Modena to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    12h 50m
    €184–255

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Modena to Wuppertal Hbfbus bus Raffadali – Hagen
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Suedtrain train Rb
    19h 59m

Modena to Cologne by train

Calendar92Weekly Trains
Duration11h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€184Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 829 km
  • Duration: 4h 40m

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

You can take a train from Modena to Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modena to Köln Heumarkt via Verona, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 16h 45m.

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