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

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There are 12 ways to get from Prato to Cologne by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FLR - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    5h 19m
    €107–277

  2. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    5h 21m
    €51–204

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    12h 31m
    €194–383

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    19h 11m
    €83–148

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train Fr
    3. Take the night train from Verona Porta Nuova to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    18h 44m
    €125–373

  6. Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FLR - CGN
    6h 49m
    €105–268

  7. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    5h 56m
    €78–273

  8. Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FLR - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 35m
    €152–402

  9. Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Firenze Rifredi to Pisa Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane PSA - CGN
    6h 10m
    €73–222

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Wuppertal Hbfbus bus Raffadali – Hagen
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Rb / ...
    23h 18m

  11. Drive 1,115 km

    1. Drive from Prato to Colognecar car 1,115 km
    10h 27m
    €178–257

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Prato to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    13h 47m
    €216–301

Prato to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration12h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€194Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 957 km
  • Duration: 5h 19m

What companies run services between Prato, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Prato Centrale to Köln Hbf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 12h 31m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN 4 times a week. Tickets cost €80–140 and the journey takes 17h 30m.

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