There are 12 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)plane VCE - CGN
4h 41m€69–332Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Padova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
5h 14m€63–268Drive, car train
- Drive from Padova to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
9h 42m€148–1,070Train, bus
- Take the train from Padova to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
13h 40mDrive 961 km
- Drive from Padova to Colognecar 961 km
9h 51m€147–212Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Padova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 22m€89–334Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Padova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
6h€93–270Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 31m€106–375Shuttle 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)plane BGY - CGN
6h 6m€80–485Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Padova to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
9h 23m€164–344Train
- Take the train from Padova to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
11h 9m€85–238Bus
- Take the bus from Sacra Famiglia to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus 92 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona to Leverkusenbus N28
16h 3m€78–120
Padova to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Padova to Cologne is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Padova to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €65 - €340.
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 3m.
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 9m.
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 13h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 41m 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 41m and costs €65 - €340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €240 and takes 11h 9m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 16h 3m.
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) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Padova to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via München Hbf in around 11h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- 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
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €110–160
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
Train from Padova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- 2nd Class
- €15–20
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- 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 Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–21
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €24–35
- Comfort
- €25–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Padova to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Padova to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- 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
- €70–110
- 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 51m to drive from Padova to Cologne.
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