How to travel from Cologne to Milan

There are 3 options to travel from Cologne to Milan including taking a train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Milan is by taking a flight with average ticket prices of $30 (€27) compared to other travel options to Milan:

Taking a flight costs $11 (€10) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $41 (€37) for the same trip.

A flight is $37 (€33) less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Cologne to Milan costing on average $66 (€60).

The fastest way from Cologne to Milan is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 25 min.

There are alternative travel options to Milan that take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 12 h 20 min of travel time.

Getting to Milan by train takes 8 h 40 min on average.

The distance is approximately 391 miles (630 km) from Cologne to Milan.

The average frequency per day from Cologne to Milan is:

• 8 buses per day.
• Around 7 flights per day.
• 1 train per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Milan as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Cologne to Milan:

• Most travelers who buy a plane ticket from Cologne to Milan depart from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milan Malpensa Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Cologne to Milan:

• Travel with FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus for buses to Milan. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for FlixBus Cologne to Milan tickets on Omio for $41 (€37).
• Travel with Ryanair, Eurowings, TUIfly, Smartwings, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Lufthansa, Air Baltic or Austrian Airlines to go to Milan by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Ryanair Cologne to Milan tickets on Omio for $30 (€27).
• Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Milan by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Deutsche Bahn Cologne to Milan tickets on Omio for $66 (€60).

Yes, there are direct routes from Cologne to Milan with the following travel companies:

• You can find 2 direct buses per day to take to Milan with FlixBus.
• You can find 1 direct flight per day to take to Milan with Ryanair.

Direct services to Milan tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.