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

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

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  1. Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeCTA - DUS
    6h 58m
    €94–351

  2. Bus, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeCTA - CGN
    6h 4m
    €84–254

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Siracusa to Messina CentraletrainRe
    2. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniferryM1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano CentraletrainFr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    22h 56m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Policorobus
    2. Take the bus from Policoro to Frankfurtbus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus084 / ...
    31h 16m
    €156–208

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Syracuse to Port of Palermocar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Genoa to Colognecar
    32h 33m
    €240–398

  6. Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeCTA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    6h 49m
    €120–347

  7. Bus, fly to Hahn, train

    1. Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hahn (HHN)planeCTA - HHN
    3. Take the bus from Hahn to Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Centerbus
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Suedtrain
    9h 44m

  8. Bus, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)planeCTA - CRL
    3. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
    4. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
    9h 26m
    €103–286

  9. Bus, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)planeCTA - STR
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    9h 8m
    €127–408

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Siracusa to Roma TerminitrainIc
    2. Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano CentraletrainFr / ...
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    24h 10m
    €219–530

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Siracusa to Sibaribus590
    2. Take the bus from Sibari to Frankfurt central train stationbus
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain79 / ...
    37h 17m
    €177–302

  12. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Siracusa to Milano CentralenighttrainIni
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    30h 16m
    €241–447

Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration4h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€85Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Policoro, Policoro, Frankfurt, Frankfurt central train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 31h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Siracusa to Köln Hbf via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 24h 10m.

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