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Compare coach, train and flight for Bologna to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Bologna to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £45. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 50m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £45, and a flight costs an average of £20.
Distance: 787 km
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£154 Average Price | £66 Average Price Cheapest | £150 Average Price |
4h 50m Average total duration Fastest 1h 50m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 20h 17m Average total duration 19h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 12h 32m Average total duration 12h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Cologne from Bologna by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bologna to Cologne is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- RJ 86 · ICE 5129:5212h23Bologna Centrale22:15Cologne Hbf£551One-way1 change
Cheapest
- RJ 86 · ICE 5129:5212h23Bologna Centrale22:15Cologne Hbf£551One-way1 change
Fastest
- FR 160313:151h40Bologna Airport14:55Cologne Bonn Airport£991One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus17:0015h55Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)8:55Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£621One-way0 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:3017h15Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)16:45Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£671One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus22:2016h45Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)15:05Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£671One-way1 change
Regionale Veloce TTPER 2462 · S1 TRENORD 24132+
Regionale TRENORD 337+
EW8277:5010h15Bologna Centrale18:05Cologne Bonn Airport£1041One-way3 changes- Regionale Veloce TTPER 2458 · S1 TRENORD 24124+Regionale TRENORD 329+EW8275:5312h12Bologna Centrale18:05Cologne Bonn Airport£1041One-way3 changes
- Regionale Veloce TTPER 2462+Regionale TRENORD 2938+EW8277:5010h15Bologna Centrale18:05Cologne Bonn Airport£1081One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Bologna to Cologne:
A coach is £84 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bologna to Cologne costing on average £150.
A coach is £88 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bologna to Cologne costing on average £154.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 12h 2m.
Coach takes on average 19h 47m.
- Around 14 flights per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bologna and Cologne as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Bologna Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bologna Centrale and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre) and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Malta Air, Eurowings, Ryanair, Smartwings, Air Dolomiti, Swiss to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Ryanair, Smartwings.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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