There are 10 ways to get from Padova to Cologne by plane, car, car train, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)VCE - CGN
4h 37m€78–302Drive, car train
- Drive from Padova to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
10h 5m€145–1,066Train, bus
- Take the train from Padova to Verona Porta NuovaFr
- Take the bus from Verona to Ludwigshafen
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, HauptbahnhofS5 / ...
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bf
15h 16m€109–207Drive 961 km
- Drive from Padova to Cologne961 km
9h 45m€148–214Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Padova to Venezia Mestre
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)VCE - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
5h 28m€90–296Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BLQ - CGN
5h 9m€85–272Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)VCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
5h 25m€115–370Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Padova to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BGY - CGN
6h 2m€95–499Train
- Take the train from Padova to München Hbf89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf47 / ...
11h 5m€80–245Bus
- Take the bus from Sacra Famiglia to Verona Porta Nuova Station92 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona to LeverkusenN28
16h 1m€93–120
Padova to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Padova to Cologne is to bus which costs €90 - €120 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Padova to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €75 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Padova to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Sacra Famiglia and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Verona and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Padova to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Padova and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
The distance between Padova and Cologne is 766 km. The road distance is 961 km.
The best way to get from Padova to Cologne without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 16m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Padova to Cologne, including transfers.
Padova to Cologne bus services, operated by Azienda Trasporti Verona Srl, depart from Sacra Famiglia station.
Padova to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Padova station.
The best way to get from Padova to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €75 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €80 - €250 and takes 11h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €120 and takes 16h 1m.
What companies run services between Padova, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Padova to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via München Hbf in around 11h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
Train from Padova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- 2nd Class
- €15–20
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ludwigshafen, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Ludwigshafen, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln West Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Padova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Padova to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Verona to Ludwigshafen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Padova to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–39
- Private
- €150–280
- Phone
- +39 045 805 7922
- info@atv.verona.it
- Website
- atv.verona.it
Bus from Sacra Famiglia to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- atv.verona.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Verona to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Padova to Cologne bus services, operated by Azienda Trasporti Verona Srl, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova Station.
Padova to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Padova to Cologne is 961 km. It takes approximately 9h 45m to drive from Padova to Cologne.
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