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Compare coach, train and flight for Venice to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Venice to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £44. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 50m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.7 - 1.8kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £44, and a flight costs an average of £28.
Distance: 729 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Coach |
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£204 Average Price | £136 Average Price | £64 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 50m Average total duration Fastest 1h 50m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 13h 44m Average total duration 13h 14m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 19h 1m Average total duration 18h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
2.2 - 4.4kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions | 0.7 - 1.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Travel optionsfrom Venice to Cologne
How to get to Cologne from Venice by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Venice to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus12:2016h15Venezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione)4:35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£671One-way0 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus12:2016h15Venezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione)4:35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£671One-way0 changes
Fastest
EW81515:451h30Venice Marco Polo Airport17:15Cologne Bonn Airport£681One-way0 changes
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FlixBus · FlixBus9:2519h10Venezia, Tronchetto Vaporetti4:35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£741One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus21:2018h15Venezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione)15:35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£751One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus21:0018h35Venezia, Tronchetto Vaporetti15:35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£751One-way1 change
LH9457+
LH409813:253h55Venice Marco Polo Airport17:20Cologne Bonn Airport£1711One-way1 change
AZ777215:451h30Venice Marco Polo Airport17:15Cologne Bonn Airport£2131One-way0 changes
OS542+
OS891710:5510h50Venice Marco Polo Airport21:45Cologne Bonn Airport£2921One-way1 change
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FAQs: Venice to Cologne
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This is compared to other travel options from Venice to Cologne:
A coach is £72 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Venice to Cologne costing on average £136.
A coach is £140 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Venice to Cologne costing on average £204.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 13h 14m.
Coach takes on average 18h 31m.
- Around 17 flights per day.
- Around 10 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Venice and Cologne as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Venice Marco Polo Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Venice Santa Lucia and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Venezia, Tronchetto Vaporetti and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Alibus to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach.
- Travel with Eurowings, Smartwings, Ryanair, Malta Air, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Swiss, Tuifly to go to Cologne by flight.
- 0 direct trains per day with Alibus.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
- 1 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Smartwings, Malta Air.
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