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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 £58. 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 £58, and a flight costs an average of £64.
Distance: 1090 km
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£177 Average Price | £88 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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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 · FlixBus · FlixBus23:3527h20Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)2:55Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£1011One-way2 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:3527h20Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)2:55Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£1011One-way2 changes
Fastest
EW88710:452h00Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport12:45Cologne Bonn Airport£2041One-way0 changes
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FlixBus · FlixBus10:4021h45Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina8:25Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£1051One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus6:3024h15Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina6:45Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£1101One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain17:0028h40Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina21:40Cologne Hbf£1241One-way2 changes
VF74+
VF8911:5523h10Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport11:05Cologne Bonn Airport£2761One-way1 change
EW88920:452h00Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport22:45Cologne Bonn Airport£3441One-way0 changes
VF74 · VF9311:5512h00Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport23:55Cologne Bonn Airport£3531One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Cologne:
A coach is £89 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Cologne costing on average £177.
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 FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
- 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 Trenitalia, Intercity Notte to go to Cologne by train.
- 2 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Eurowings, Smartwings.
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