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

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

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

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    1. Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    5h 13m
    €79–315

  2. Train via Milan

    1. Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    12h 24m
    €197–448

  3. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Rimini to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus N422
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    17h 48m
    €114–161

  4. Drive  1,152.8 km

    1. Drive from Rimini to Colognecar car 1,152.8 km
    10h 42m
    €187–269

  5. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 2m
    €109–357

  6. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BLQ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 54m
    €137–398

  7. Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    3. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FLR - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 6m
    €130–361

  8. Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train
    3. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane VCE - CGN
    6h 59m
    €88–363

  9. Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train
    3. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane VCE - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 48m
    €103–365

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Rimini to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain train Ice
    13h 39m
    €290–433

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada to Cologne Bonn Airportbus bus
    19h 51m
    €156–219

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rimini to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Colognecar car
    14h 3m
    €228–317

Rimini to Cologne by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration12h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€197Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 903 km
  • Duration: 5h 13m

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

You can take a train from Rimini to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 12h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rimini to Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 17h 48m.

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