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Compare coach, flight and train 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 £40. 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 £40, and a flight costs an average of £16.
Distance: 787 km
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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 coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 14:0022h49Bologna12:49Cologne£471One-way0 changes
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- 14:0022h49Bologna12:49Cologne£471One-way0 changes
Fastest
- 16:0015h55Bologna07:55Cologne£691One-way0 changes
Other options
- 20:3517h30Bologna14:05Cologne£581One-way0 changes
- 22:3017h15Bologna15:45Cologne£601One-way0 changes
- 07:4519h50Bologna03:35Cologne£941One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Bologna to Cologne:
A flight is £24 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Bologna to Cologne costing on average £40.
A flight is £52 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bologna to Cologne costing on average £67.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 20m.
Coach takes on average 15h 55m.
- Around 15 flights per day.
- Around 6 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, flight and train 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 Deutsche Bahn to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with Ryanair, Eurowings, Malta Air, Air Dolomiti, Smartwings, Swiss to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Smartwings.
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