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Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Florence to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $122 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 41m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.9 - 2.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $122, while a flight costs an average of $528.
Distance: 534 miles (860 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$528 Average price | $122 Average price Cheapest | $310 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 41m Average total duration Fastest 2h 41m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 19h 14m Average total duration 18h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 47m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
2.6 - 5.2kg CO2 emissions | 0.9 - 2.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Florence to Cologne:
A bus is $406 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Florence to Cologne costing on average $528.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 19h 14m.
You'll arrive about 9h 6m sooner (2h 41m by flight vs 11h 47m by car). Tickets start at around $528 compared to roughly $310 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Florence to Cologne
How to get from Florence to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Florence to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus12:30 AM20h05Firenze, Piazzale Montelungo8:35 PMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)$1401One-way2 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus12:30 AM20h05Firenze, Piazzale Montelungo8:35 PMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)$1401One-way2 transfers
Fastest
EW8396:05 PM1h35Bologna Airport7:40 PMCologne Bonn Airport$1771One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:15 AM21h10Florence, Guidoni Tram T28:25 AMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)$1421One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:00 PM18h45Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)4:45 PMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)$1431One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus4:15 AM22h40Firenze, Piazzale Montelungo2:55 AMKöln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)$1451One-way2 transfers
Intercity 581+
Regionale 12508 · Regionale 20433+EW8875:45 AM11h00Florence Santa Maria Novella4:45 PMCologne Bonn Airport$2521One-way3 transfers
FRECCIAROSSA 9401+Regionale 20445+EW8877:48 AM8h57Florence Santa Maria Novella4:45 PMCologne Bonn Airport$2671One-way2 transfers- FRECCIAROSSA 9301+Regionale 20447+EW8877:59 AM8h46Florence Santa Maria Novella4:45 PMCologne Bonn Airport$2701One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Florence to Cologne:
A bus is $406 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Florence to Cologne costing on average $528.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 19h 14m.
- Around 11 buses per day.
- Around 8 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Florence and Cologne as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Florence Peretola Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Florence Santa Maria Novella and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence) and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Cologne by bus.
- Travel with Malta Air, Air Dolomiti, Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, Swiss, Helvetic Airways, ITA, Eurowings, Edelweiss Air to go to Cologne by flight.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Ryanair.
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