There are 10 ways to get from Tuscany to Cologne by plane, train, car, car train, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FLR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 14m€97–296Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
4h 49m€85–284Drive, car train
- Drive from Florence to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
11h 40m€183–1,121Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N537
19h 5m€93–136Drive 1,120.8 km
- Drive from Florence to Colognecar 1,120.8 km
10h 29m€175–252Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FLR - CGN
6h 7m€101–272Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 41m€101–318Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane FLR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 19m€122–342Train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
12h 5m€175–337Train via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
12h 15m€144–355
Tuscany to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tuscany to Cologne is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 19h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Tuscany to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Tuscany to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Florence Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
The distance between Tuscany and Cologne is 955 km. The road distance is 1120.8 km.
The best way to get from Tuscany to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 19h 5m and costs €90 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Tuscany to Cologne, including transfers.
Tuscany to Cologne train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Florence Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Tuscany to Cologne is to bus which takes 19h 5m and costs €90 - €140. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €280 and takes 6h 7m, you could also train, which costs €170 - €340 and takes 12h 5m.
Tuscany to Cologne train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tuscany to Cologne is 1121 km. It takes approximately 10h 29m to drive from Tuscany to Cologne.
What companies run services between Tuscany, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN 4 times a week. Tickets cost €85–120 and the journey takes 17h 30m. Alternatively, Air Dolomiti, Eurowings, and six other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- 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
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
Train from Milano Centrale to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €95–140
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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