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Compare bus and flight for Rome to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Rome to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $128 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 34m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.1 - 2.7kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $128, while a flight costs an average of $467.
Distance: 677 miles (1090 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$467 Average price | $128 Average price Cheapest | $387 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 34m Average total duration Fastest 3h 34m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 22h 33m Average total duration 22h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 34m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
3.3 - 6.5kg CO2 emissions | 1.1 - 2.7kg 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.
Compare ways to travel from Rome to Cologne
Compare the available ways to get from Rome to Cologne, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Cologne:
A bus is $339 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Cologne costing on average $467.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 22h 33m.
You'll arrive about 10h 0m sooner (3h 34m by flight vs 13h 34m by car). Tickets start at around $467 compared to roughly $387 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 Rome to Cologne
How to get from Rome to Cologne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Rome to Cologne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus
5:00 PM 22h35 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina 3:35 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) $132 1 One-way 1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus
5:00 PM 22h35 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina 3:35 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) $132 1 One-way 1 transfer
Fastest
EW8877:45 PM 2h00 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 9:45 PM Cologne Bonn Airport $142 1 One-way 0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus
9:00 PM 25h10 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina 10:10 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) $133 1 One-way 1 transfer - FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
5:25 PM 23h20 Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina) 4:45 PM Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2) $134 1 One-way 2 transfers - FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain5:00 PM 28h41 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina 9:41 PM Cologne Hbf $137 1 One-way 2 transfers
FR 93312:35 PM 2h05 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 2:40 PM Cologne Bonn Airport $161 1 One-way 0 transfers
TK1362 · TK16756:55 AM 10h15 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 5:10 PM Cologne Bonn Airport $316 1 One-way 1 transfer- AZ7780
7:45 PM 2h00 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 9:45 PM Cologne Bonn Airport $400 1 One-way 0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Cologne:
A bus is $339 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Cologne costing on average $467.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Bus takes on average 22h 33m.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- Around 7 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Rome and Cologne as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Rome Tiburtina and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by bus.
- Travel with ITA, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, Malta Air, Austrian Airlines, Smartwings, Swiss, British Airways, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa Cityline to go to Cologne by flight.
- 2 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Malta Air, Smartwings.
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