There are 11 ways to get from Prato to Cologne by plane, car, car train, bus, train, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)FLR - CGN
6h 27m€106–299Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)BLQ - CGN
5h 19m€77–258Drive, car train
- Drive from Prato to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
12h 1m€179–1,115Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNN537
19h€93–136Drive 1,115.8 km
- Drive from Prato to Cologne1,115.8 km
10h 22m€172–249Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)FLR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
5h 37m€97–296Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BLQ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
6h 15m€93–295Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)FLR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
5h 33m€123–337Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)BLQ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
6h 15m€134–336Train via Bologna
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna CentraleRe
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbfEc
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
12h 26m€169–377Train
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Milano CentraleIc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbfEc
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
13h 8m€142–332
Prato to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prato to Cologne is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Prato to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Prato to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Prato Centrale and arriving at Köln Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
The distance between Prato and Cologne is 875 km. The road distance is 1115.8 km.
The best way to get from Prato to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 19h and costs €90 - €140.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Prato to Cologne, including transfers.
Prato to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Prato Centrale station.
The best way to get from Prato to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 19h, you could also train via Bologna, which costs €160 - €380 and takes 12h 26m.
Prato to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prato to Cologne is 1116 km. It takes approximately 10h 22m to drive from Prato to Cologne.
What companies run services between Prato, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
Air Dolomiti, Eurowings, and six other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN 4 times a week. Tickets cost €85–120 and the journey takes 17h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Prato Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
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