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

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There are 10 ways to get from Siena to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FLR - DUS
    6h 40m
    €118–311

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    6h 45m
    €78–320

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train Re
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    14h 1m
    €201–355

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Siena to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 1509 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Colognebus bus
    18h 20m
    €146–209

  5. Drive  1,186.1 km

    1. Drive from Siena to Colognecar car 1,186.1 km
    11h 16m
    €223–322

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

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    7h 17m
    €106–389

  7. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FLR - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 22m
    €161–377

  8. Train via Zurich

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train Re
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain train Ice
    16h 15m
    €311–485

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Siena to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Colognecar car
    17h 27m
    €235–328

  10. Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf

    1. Take the bus from Siena to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 1509 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    19h 50m
    €109–185

Siena to Cologne by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration14h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket€201Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,042.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 40m

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

You can take a train from Siena to Köln Hbf via Firenze S.M.N., Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 14h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Siena to Cologne via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 18h 20m.

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