There are 9 ways to get from Taranto to Cologne by bus, plane, train (Trenitalia), train, car, 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 Düsseldorf International 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 Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BRI - DUS
8h 55mTrain to Brindisi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Taranto to Brindisitrain
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BDS - DUS
8h 14m€96–301Train
- 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€182–473Bus, train
- Take the bus from Taranto to Metaponto FSbus
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 49 / ...
22h 58m€132–195Drive 1,786.2 km
- Drive from Taranto to Colognecar 1,786.2 km
16h 17m€274–395Italobus Connections, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Weeze Airport, train
- 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 Weeze Airport (NRN)plane BRI - NRN
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
11h 12mItalobus Connections, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- 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 Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BRI - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
11h 32mBus
- Take the bus from Taranto to Frankfurt central train stationbus N422
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
27h 53mDrive, car train
- Drive from Taranto to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
17h 52m€276–1,254
Taranto to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taranto to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €95 - €310 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Taranto to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 8h 14m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Taranto to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Taranto and arriving at Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Taranto to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Taranto and arriving at Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 23m.
The distance between Taranto and Cologne is 1545 km. The road distance is 1786.2 km.
The best way to get from Taranto to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 18h 23m and costs €180 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 55m 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 which takes 18h 23m and costs €180 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 27h 53m.
What companies run services between Taranto, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Taranto to Köln Hbf via Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 18h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Taranto to Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 27h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Weeze Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Weeze Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 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
- €5
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 0835 522250
- biglietteria@chiruzzi.it
- Website
- chiruzzi.com
Bus from Taranto to Metaponto FS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- chiruzzi.it
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Metaponto to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Taranto to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Taranto to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Taranto to Cologne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale 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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