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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 £57. 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 £57, and a flight costs an average of £64.
Distance: 1090 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach |
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£175 Average Price | £87 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 3m Average total duration Fastest 3h 3m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 25h 46m Average total duration 25h 16m 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, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£831One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus21:0025h10Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina22:10Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£831One-way1 change
Fastest
LH1869 · LH198415:553h35Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport19:30Cologne Bonn Airport£5601One-way1 change
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:0023h45Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina16:45Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£901One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus17:2523h20Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)16:45Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£941One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain9:2528h16Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina13:41Cologne Hbf£1001One-way2 changes
- LH1873+
LH19768:004h25Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport12:25Cologne Bonn Airport£1671One-way1 change 
LH5097+LH19768:353h50Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport12:25Cologne Bonn Airport£1941One-way1 change- AZ432+AZ48448:353h50Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport12:25Cologne Bonn Airport£2171One-way1 change
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FAQs: Rome to Cologne
Travel to Cologne easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Rome to Cologne.
This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Cologne:
A coach is £88 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Cologne costing on average £175.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 14h 42m.
Coach takes on average 25h 16m.
- Around 14 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.
- Coaches mostly depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Malta Air, Eurowings, Ryanair, Smartwings, Lufthansa, Tuifly, ITA, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, AJet to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
- Travel with Trenitalia, Intercity Notte to go to Cologne by train.
- 2 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Eurowings, Smartwings.
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