There are 8 ways to get from Trapani to Cologne by bus, plane, car, car ferry, train, or night train
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Bus to Palermo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)PMO - CGN
5h 42m€88–324Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Trapani to Port of Palermo
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Cologne
31h 6m€231–363Bus
- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Bologna CentraleAutoservizi Salemi 700
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGNN537
35h 54m€130–196Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stop
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Milano CentraleIni
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)HbfEc
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
34h 5m€268–482Bus to Palermo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)PMO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 29m€111–395Fly Trapani Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)TPS - CGN
12h 9m€107–386Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Via Filippo Turati
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano CentraleIc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)HbfEc
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
36h 8m€216–430Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trapani to Cosenza582
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
36h 53m€188–311
Trapani to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trapani to Cologne is to bus which costs €130 - €200 and takes 35h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Trapani to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €85 - €330.
The distance between Trapani and Cologne is 1587 km.
The best way to get from Trapani to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 35h 54m and costs €130 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Trapani to Cologne, including transfers.
The best way to get from Trapani to Cologne is to bus which takes 35h 54m and costs €130 - €200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €390 and takes 12h 9m.
There are 1740+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Trapani, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Koeln Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 35h 54m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Trapani Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €140–200
- 2nd Class
- €130–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Via Filippo Turati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trapani to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Cosenza to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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