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Compare bus, flight, and train for Bologna to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Bologna to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $54. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 50m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $54, and a flight costs an average of $21.
Distance: 489 miles (787 km)
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$267 Average price | $242 Average price | $93 Average price Cheapest |
4h 50m Average total duration Fastest 1h 50m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 12h 26m Average total duration 11h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 20h 15m Average total duration 19h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Bologna to Cologne
How to get from Bologna to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bologna to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:20 PM16h45Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)3:05 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$1181One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:20 PM16h45Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)3:05 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$1181One-way1 transfer
Fastest
EW8399:45 AM1h35Bologna Airport11:20 AMCologne Bonn Airport$2201One-way0 transfers
Other options
- RJ 86 · ICE 5129:52 AM12h13Bologna Centrale10:05 PMCologne Hbf$3011One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:30 PM17h15Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)4:45 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$1201One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:40 PM16h45Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)8:25 AMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$1281One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:10 PM18h50Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)1:00 PMKöln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)$1321One-way1 transfer
Regionale Veloce TTPER 2474+
Regionale TRENORD 2962+EW8271:50 PM9h00Bologna Centrale10:50 PMCologne Bonn Airport$2291One-way2 transfers- Regionale TTPER 17414 · Regionale TTPER 2472+Regionale TRENORD 2958+EW82712:50 PM10h00Bologna Centrale10:50 PMCologne Bonn Airport$2291One-way3 transfers
- Regionale Veloce TTPER 2470+Regionale TRENORD 2954+EW82711:50 AM11h00Bologna Centrale10:50 PMCologne Bonn Airport$2291One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Bologna to Cologne:
A flight is $33 (€26) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Bologna to Cologne costing on average $54 (€43).
A flight is $70 (€57) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bologna to Cologne costing on average $92 (€73).
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 20m.
Bus takes on average 15h 55m.
- Around 15 flights per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bologna and Cologne as scheduled services by bus, flight, and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Bologna Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bologna Centrale and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre) and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Cologne by train.
- Travel with Ryanair, Eurowings, Malta Air, Air Dolomiti, Smartwings, Swiss to go to Cologne by flight.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Smartwings.
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