There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Venice by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CGN - VCE
4h 18m€59–252Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
13h 23m€152–404Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cologne to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
15h 45m€149–210Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
16h 35m€85–264Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
4h 54m€70–243Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
4h 43m€113–265Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CGN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain
5h 39m€86–279Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Venezia, Tronchettobus N28
16h 26m€90–140Drive 970.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Venicecar 970.4 km
10h 25m€157–226Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Venicecar
14h 39m€205–287
Cologne to Venice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Venice is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Venice is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €55 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Venice. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Venezia, Tronchetto via Leverkusen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Venice. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Venezia S. Lucia via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 23m.
The distance between Cologne and Venice is 740 km. The road distance is 970.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Venice without a car is to train which takes 13h 23m and costs €150 - €410.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Cologne to Venice, including transfers.
Cologne to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Venice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Venice is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €55 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €410 and takes 13h 23m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 16h 26m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Venice, Italy?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Venezia S. Lucia via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leverkusen to Venezia, Tronchetto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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Cologne to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Tronchetto station.
Cologne to Venice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Venice is 970 km. It takes approximately 10h 25m to drive from Cologne to Venice.
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