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There are 9 ways to get from Trapani to Cologne by bus, plane, car, car ferry, train, or night train

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  1. Bus to Palermo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stopbus
    2. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planePMO - CGN
    5h 42m
    €88–314

  2. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Trapani 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
    31h 6m
    €220–352

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Bologna CentralebusAutoservizi Salemi 700
    2. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGNbusN537
    35h 50m
    €130–196

  4. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stopbus
    2. Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina CentraletrainRe
    3. Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Milano CentralenighttrainIni
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    33h 58m
    €250–475

  5. Bus to Palermo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stopbus
    2. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planePMO - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 28m
    €106–395

  6. Fly Trapani Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeTPS - CGN
    12h 9m
    €107–386

  7. Bus to Palermo Airport, fly to Hahn, bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stopbus
    2. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Hahn (HHN)planePMO - HHN
    3. Take the bus from Hahn to Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Centerbus
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Stadtmitte to Koeln Suedtrain
    9h 12m

  8. Bus, car ferry, train

    1. Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Via Filippo Turatibus
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
    3. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano CentraletrainIc
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    35h 50m
    €202–395

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Trapani to Cosenzabus582
    2. Take the bus from Cosenza to Frankfurtbus
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain79 / ...
    36h 49m
    €183–285

Trapani to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration35h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€130Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bologna Centrale, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 35h 50m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a week.

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