There are 10 ways to get from Taranto to Cologne by bus, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, train, busferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Italobus Connections, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Taranto to Materabus
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BRI - CGN
7h 59mTrain to Brindisi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Taranto to Brindisitrain
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BDS - CGN
7h 12m€75–293Train via Casoria
- Take the train from Taranto 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 / ...
18h 7m€293–587Bus
- Take the bus from Taranto to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N436
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
25h 25mDrive 1,786.2 km
- Drive from Taranto to Colognecar 1,786.2 km
16h 17m€276–398Italobus Connections, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Taranto to Materabus
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BRI - DUS
8h 47mTrain to Naples Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Taranto to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NAP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
10h 32m€168–454Train
- Take the train from Taranto to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 23m€258–595Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2bus
36h 59mDrive, car train
- Drive from Taranto to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
22h 39m€297–418
Taranto to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taranto to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €75 - €300 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Taranto to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Taranto to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Taranto and arriving at Köln via Zürich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Taranto to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Taranto and arriving at Köln Hbf via Napoli Afragola, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 7m.
The distance between Taranto and Cologne is 1461 km. The road distance is 1786.2 km.
The best way to get from Taranto to Cologne without a car is to train via Casoria which takes 18h 7m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Taranto to Cologne, including transfers.
Taranto to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Taranto station.
Taranto to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Taranto station.
The best way to get from Taranto to Cologne is to train via Casoria which takes 18h 7m and costs €290 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 25h 25m.
What companies run services between Taranto, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Taranto to Köln Hbf via Napoli Afragola, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 18h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Taranto to Köln via Zürich Bus Station in around 25h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Naples Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Afragola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- 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
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Taranto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Taranto to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Taranto Port to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Durrës to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Taranto to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Taranto to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Napoli Afragola station.
Yes, the driving distance between Taranto to Cologne is 1786 km. It takes approximately 16h 17m to drive from Taranto to Cologne.
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