There are 9 ways to get from Sterzing to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, or plane
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Rosenheimtrain 89
- Take the train from Rosenheim to München Hbftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
8h 37m€136–350Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sterzing to Munich central bus stationbus 095 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Leverkusenbus N28
12h 30m€48–92Night train
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbfnighttrain Uex 1864 / ...
9h 3m€110–153Drive 710.5 km
- Drive from Sterzing to Colognecar 710.5 km
7h 1m€112–161Train
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain Drf
11h 37m€50–153Drive, car train
- Drive from Sterzing to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Colognecar
6h 46m€159–217Shuttle, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Vipiteno to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
5h 20m€195–388Shuttle, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Vipiteno to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
6h 3m€202–391Shuttle, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Vipiteno to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 10m€228–411
Sterzing to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sterzing to Cologne is to bus which costs €45 - €95 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sterzing to Cologne is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €190 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Sterzing to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Sterzing and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Munich central bus station and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Sterzing to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Brennero - Brenner, Rosenheim and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
The distance between Sterzing and Cologne is 803 km. The road distance is 710.5 km.
The best way to get from Sterzing to Cologne without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 37m and costs €130 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Sterzing to Cologne, including transfers.
Sterzing to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sterzing station.
Sterzing to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brennero - Brenner station.
The best way to get from Sterzing to Cologne is to train via Munich which takes 8h 37m and costs €130 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €95 and takes 12h 30m.
What companies run services between Sterzing, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Brennero - Brenner, Rosenheim, and München Hbf in around 8h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sterzing to Köln Heumarkt via Munich central bus station, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 12h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €14–22
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Rosenheim to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Car train from München Ost to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sterzing to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Vipiteno to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Sterzing to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Sterzing to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Rosenheim station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sterzing to Cologne is 710 km. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Sterzing to Cologne.
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