There are 9 ways to get from Positano to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), ferry, bus, car, 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. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NAP - CGN
7h 1m€75–283Train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain 0
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
17h 10m€252–471Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salernoferry
- Take the bus from Salerno to Colognebus
24h 39m€185–288Drive 1,639.4 km
- Drive from Positano to Colognecar 1,639.4 km
15h 25m€265–383Train to Naples Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NAP - DUS
7h 32m€93–274Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FCO - CGN
8h 8m€107–292Train to Naples Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NAP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
8h 13m€127–348Train, bus
- Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibalditrain 0
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 518 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus
28h 12m€149–236Drive, car train
- Drive from Positano to Kufsteincar
- Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar
18h 45m€310–435
Positano to Cologne by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €90 - €280 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €70 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Positano to Cologne. However, there are services departing from S. Agnello and arriving at Köln Hbf via Napoli Centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
The distance between Positano and Cologne is 1315 km. The road distance is 1639.4 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 17h 10m and costs €250 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Positano to Cologne, including transfers.
Positano to Cologne train services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., depart from S. Agnello station.
Positano to Cologne train services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., arrive at Napoli P. Garibaldi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Positano to Cologne is 1639 km. It takes approximately 15h 25m to drive from Positano to Cologne.
There are 1833+ 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 Sant'Agnello, S. Agnello, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Salerno to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
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