There are 8 ways to get from Positano to Cologne by ferry, plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Ferry to Naples Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Naples Beverelloferry
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NAP - CGN
6h 4m€95–301Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Naples Beverelloferry
- 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 43 / ...
15h 22m€258–582Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sorrento - Corso Italia to Roma Tiburtina TiBusbus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Frankfurt central train stationbus N77
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 49 / ...
29h 11m€148–272Drive 1,639.3 km
- Drive from Positano to Colognecar 1,639.3 km
15h 25m€256–370Ferry to Naples Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Naples Beverelloferry
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NAP - DUS
6h 45m€113–319Ferry to Naples Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Naples Beverelloferry
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NAP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 50m€148–429Ferry, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Naples Beverelloferry
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FCO - CGN
7h 15m€126–341Drive, car train
- Drive from Positano to Kufsteincar
- Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar
18h 45m€299–421
Positano to Cologne by ferry, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to ferry and fly which costs €95 - €310 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to ferry and fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €95 - €310.
The distance between Positano and Cologne is 1315 km. The road distance is 1639.3 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Cologne without a car is to ferry and train which takes 15h 22m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Positano to Cologne, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Positano to Cologne is 1639 km. It takes approximately 15h 25m to drive from Positano to Cologne.
There are 617+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Positano, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Positano to Cologne. However, you can take the ferry to Naples Beverello, walk to Municipio, take the subway to Piazza Garibaldi, walk to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark, take the bus to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, walk to Naples Airport (NAP) airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), walk to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, then take the train to Köln Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Positano to Köln Hbf via Naples Beverello, Municipio, Piazza Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 15h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
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, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- 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
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 080 5790211
- info@marozzivt.it
- Website
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Sorrento - Corso Italia to Roma Tiburtina TiBus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Schedules at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Port of Positano to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
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