There are 10 ways to get from Trieste to Cologne by plane, train, car, car train, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRS - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 19m€107–258Drive, car train
- Drive from Trieste to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
9h 4m€135–1,051Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Frankfurt central train stationbus 127 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
16h 33mBus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
- Take the train from Lesce Bled to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bfnighttrain
16h 11m€188–924Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VCE - CGN
5h 54m€208–606Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
6h 42m€225–600Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 21m€133–402Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 57m€151–575Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
13h 13m€201–445Drive 984.9 km
- Drive from Trieste to Colognecar 984.9 km
9h 55m€153–221
Trieste to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €100 - €260 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 5h 19m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 13m.
The distance between Trieste and Cologne is 862 km. The road distance is 984.9 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 16h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Trieste to Cologne, including transfers.
Trieste to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Cologne train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Cologne is to bus which takes 16h 33m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €450 and takes 13h 13m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Trieste to Köln via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 16h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Villach Hbf in around 13h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- 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
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- 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
Night train from Villach Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Lesce Bled to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Lesce Bled to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €79–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €79
- Private
- €128
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Trieste to Cologne train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Cologne is 985 km. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Trieste to Cologne.
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