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

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

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  1. Train to Naples Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain train
    2. Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane NAP - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 50m
    €97–305

  2. Train to Naples Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain train
    2. Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane NAP - CGN
    7h 3m
    €76–291

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    17h 7m
    €198–461

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Positano to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 510 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus
    27h 20m
    €111–192

  5. Drive 1,639.2 km

    1. Drive from Positano to Colognecar car 1,639.2 km
    15h 25m
    €256–369

  6. Train to Naples Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain train
    2. Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane NAP - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 54m
    €127–361

  7. Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain train
    2. Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    3. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FCO - CGN
    9h 3m
    €98–304

  8. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibalditrain train 0
    2. Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain train 79 / ...
    17h 29m
    €192–437

  9. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibalditrain train 0
    2. Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Zurich Ausstellungsstrassebus bus
    3. Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-Beuelnighttrain night train Nj
    30h 20m
    €222–381

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Positano to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain train
    16h 35m
    €267–1,243

Positano to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration17h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€198Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Positano, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Positano Chiesa Nuova to Köln Hbf via Meta, Meta, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 17h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Positano to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 27h 20m.

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