There are 12 ways to get from Salerno to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train
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Train to Naples Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the train from Salerno to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NAP - CGN
5h 31m€69–308Train via Casoria
- Take the train from Salerno to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
15h 31m€254–472Bus
- Take the bus from Salerno to Florence - Villa Costanzabus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N537
25h 10m€107–186Drive 1,635.5 km
- Drive from Salerno to Colognecar 1,635.5 km
14h 56m€256–370Train to Naples Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Salerno to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NAP - DUS
6h 12m€94–300Fly Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane QSR - CGN
7h 29m€85–339Train to Naples Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Salerno to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NAP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 26m€138–349Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Salerno to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FCO - CGN
7h 8m€112–296Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Salerno to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FCO - DUS
7h 59m€132–308Train
- Take the train from Salerno 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 48m€239–539Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salerno, Terminal Bus Vinciprova to Benevento Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Benevento to Basilea Badisherbus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
25h 15m€130–206Drive, car train
- Drive from Salerno to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
16h 6m€267–1,243
Salerno to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salerno to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €65 - €310 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Salerno to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €65 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Salerno to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Salerno and arriving at Köln Hbf via Napoli Afragola, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 31m.
The distance between Salerno and Cologne is 1313 km. The road distance is 1635.5 km.
The best way to get from Salerno to Cologne without a car is to train via Casoria which takes 15h 31m and costs €250 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Salerno to Cologne, including transfers.
Salerno to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Salerno station.
The best way to get from Salerno to Cologne is to train via Casoria which takes 15h 31m and costs €250 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 25h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €340 and takes 7h 29m.
Salerno to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Napoli Afragola station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salerno to Cologne is 1635 km. It takes approximately 14h 56m to drive from Salerno to Cologne.
What companies run services between Salerno, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Salerno to Köln Hbf via Napoli Afragola, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 15h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Salerno to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Florence - Villa Costanza, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 25h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Salerno to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €24–35
- Smart Flex
- €25–35
Train from Salerno to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €26–35
- Smart Flex
- €26–35
Train from Napoli Afragola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €90–120
- Smart Flex
- €100–130
Train from Salerno to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €45–60
- Smart Flex
- €45–60
Train from Salerno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €100–130
- Smart Flex
- €100–130
- 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
- €47–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- 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
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- autolineecurcio.it
Bus from Salerno to Florence - Villa Costanza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.autolineecurcio.it/
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 800 901 142
- air@aircampania.it
- Website
- aircampania.it
Bus from Salerno, Terminal Bus Vinciprova to Benevento Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- aircampania.it
- Phone
- +39 0825-26416
- INFORMAZIONI@BARTOLINIPULLMAN.IT
- Website
- bartolinipullman.it
Bus from Benevento to Basilea Badisher
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- bartolinipullman.it
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