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Compare coach and flight for Rome to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Rome to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £59. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 3m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 1.1 - 2.7kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £59, and a flight costs an average of £54.
Distance: 1090 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach |
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£151 Average Price | £90 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 3m Average total duration Fastest 3h 3m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 25h 39m Average total duration 25h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
3.3 - 6.5kg CO2 emissions | 1.1 - 2.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Rome to Cologne
How to get to Cologne from Rome by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Rome to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus21:0025h10Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina22:10Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£961One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus21:0025h10Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina22:10Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£961One-way1 change
Fastest
EW88916:202h00Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport18:20Cologne Bonn Airport£1571One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:0023h45Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina16:45Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£1071One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain17:0028h48Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina21:48Cologne Hbf£1081One-way2 changes - FlixBus · FlixBus13:0524h25Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)13:30Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£1111One-way1 change
LH1869 · LH198415:553h35Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport19:30Cologne Bonn Airport£2981One-way1 change
VF74 · VF9111:5512h30Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport0:25Cologne Bonn Airport£3701One-way1 change- VF74+
VF8911:5523h10Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport11:05Cologne Bonn Airport£3961One-way1 change
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FAQs: Rome to Cologne
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This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Cologne:
A coach is £61 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Cologne costing on average £151.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 14h 42m.
Coach takes on average 25h 9m.
- Around 13 flights per day.
- Around 9 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Rome and Cologne as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Rome Tiburtina and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Trenitalia, Intercity Notte to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
- Travel with Malta Air, Eurowings, Smartwings, Lufthansa, Ryanair, ITA, Turkish Airlines, Tuifly, Lufthansa Cityline, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, AJet to go to Cologne by flight.
- 2 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Eurowings, Smartwings, ITA.
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