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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Train to Naples Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)NAP - CGN
6h 59m€76–278Train
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbfEc
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
17h 6m€198–451Bus
- Take the bus from Positano to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN
27h 15m€111–204Drive 1,639.2 km
- Drive from Positano to Cologne1,639.2 km
15h 17m€252–364Train to Naples Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)NAP - DUS
7h 43m€96–315Train to Naples Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)NAP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
7h 33m€125–341Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)FCO - CGN
8h 59m€100–328Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi0
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-BeuelNj
30h 20m€218–388Train, bus
- Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi0
- Take the bus from Napoli Metropark Centrale to Ljubljana železniška postajaIta
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne Bonn Airport
33hDrive, car train
- Drive from Positano to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
16h 55m€262–1,235
Positano to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €75 - €280 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €75 - €280.
The distance between Positano and Cologne is 1316 km. The road distance is 1639.2 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 17h 6m and costs €190 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Positano to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Positano to Cologne is to train which takes 17h 6m and costs €190 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 27h 15m.
Yes, the driving distance between Positano to Cologne is 1639 km. It takes approximately 15h 17m to drive from Positano to Cologne.
There are 1760+ hotels available in Cologne.
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 6m. 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 15m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-Beuel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +39 080 5790211
- info@marozzivt.it
- Website
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Positano to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Napoli Metropark Centrale to Ljubljana železniška postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
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