How to Travel from
Cologne to Milan
by Plane, Rideshare, Route or Car
Schedule
Cologne → Milan
19:10
Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Cologne - Stuttgart - Tübingen - Milan
5 transfers
Duration: 11 hours 21 min
06:31
Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Cologne - Milan
Start
Walk to Heumarkt, Duration: 1 min
19:11
Heumarkt
Duration: 3 min
19:14
Breslauer Platz/Central Station
260
Walk to Cologne Central Station, Duration: 2 min
19:25
Cologne Central Station
Duration: 2 hours 4 min
21:29
Stuttgart Central Station
ICE 615
Transfer in Stuttgart, 23 min
21:52
Stuttgart Central Station
Duration: 1 hours 1 min
22:53
Tübingen Main Station
MEX 12
Walk to Tübingen Europastrasse, Duration: 6 min
23:40
Tübingen Europastrasse
Duration: 6 hours 30 min
06:10
Milan Lampugnano
FlixBus: Dusseldorf Central Bus Station - Genoa
Walk to Lampugnano, Duration: 1 min
06:16
Lampugnano
Duration: 14 min
06:31
Duomo
Linea Rossa
WALK, Duration: 48 sec
Finish
19:00
Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Cologne - Stuttgart - Tübingen - Milan
5 transfers
Duration: 11 hours 31 min
06:31
Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Cologne - Milan
Start
Walk to Heumarkt, Duration: 1 min
19:01
Heumarkt
Duration: 2 min
19:03
Köln Hbf
5
Walk to Cologne Central Station, Duration: 3 min
19:25
Cologne Central Station
Duration: 2 hours 4 min
21:29
Stuttgart Central Station
ICE 615
Transfer in Stuttgart, 23 min
21:52
Stuttgart Central Station
Duration: 1 hours 1 min
22:53
Tübingen Main Station
MEX 12
Walk to Tübingen Europastrasse, Duration: 6 min
23:40
Tübingen Europastrasse
Duration: 6 hours 30 min
06:10
Milan Lampugnano
FlixBus: Dusseldorf Central Bus Station - Genoa
Walk to Lampugnano, Duration: 1 min
06:16
Lampugnano
Duration: 14 min
06:31
Duomo
Linea Rossa
WALK, Duration: 48 sec
Finish
19:10
Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Cologne - Stuttgart - Tübingen - Milan
4 transfers
Duration: 11 hours 21 min
06:31
Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Cologne - Milan
Start
Walk to Cologne Central Station, Duration: 15 min
19:25
Cologne Central Station
Duration: 2 hours 4 min
21:29
Stuttgart Central Station
ICE 615
Transfer in Stuttgart, 23 min
21:52
Stuttgart Central Station
Duration: 1 hours 1 min
22:53
Tübingen Main Station
MEX 12
Walk to Tübingen Europastrasse, Duration: 6 min
23:40
Tübingen Europastrasse
Duration: 6 hours 30 min
06:10
Milan Lampugnano
FlixBus: Dusseldorf Central Bus Station - Genoa
Walk to Lampugnano, Duration: 1 min
06:16
Lampugnano
Duration: 14 min
06:31
Duomo
Linea Rossa
WALK, Duration: 48 sec
Finish
19:16
Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Cologne - Frankfurt International Airport - Stuttgart - Tübingen - Milan
6 transfers
Duration: 11 hours 15 min
06:31
Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Cologne - Milan
Start
Walk to Heumarkt, Duration: 1 min
19:17
Heumarkt
Duration: 4 min
19:21
Köln Bf Deutz/Messeplatz Bussteig D
SB25
Walk to Köln Messe/Deutz, Duration: 1 min
19:33
Köln Messe/Deutz
Duration: 59 min
20:32
Frankfurt (Main) Airport
ICE 823
Transfer in Frankfurt International Airport, 8 min
20:40
Frankfurt (Main) Airport
Duration: 1 hours 11 min
21:51
Stuttgart Central Station
ICE 773
Transfer in Stuttgart, 18 min
22:09
Stuttgart Central Station
Duration: 51 min
23:00
Tübingen Main Station
RE 6
Walk to Tübingen Europastrasse, Duration: 6 min
23:40
Tübingen Europastrasse
Duration: 6 hours 30 min
06:10
Milan Lampugnano
FlixBus: Dusseldorf Central Bus Station - Genoa
Walk to Lampugnano, Duration: 1 min
06:16
Lampugnano
Duration: 14 min
06:31
Duomo
Linea Rossa
WALK, Duration: 48 sec
Finish
19:10
Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Cologne - Stuttgart - Milan
5 transfers
Duration: 11 hours 21 min
06:31
Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Cologne - Milan
Start
Walk to Heumarkt, Duration: 1 min
19:11
Heumarkt
Duration: 3 min
19:14
Breslauer Platz/Central Station
260
Walk to Cologne Central Station, Duration: 2 min
19:25
Cologne Central Station
Duration: 2 hours 4 min
21:29
Stuttgart Central Station
ICE 615
Walk to Stuttgart Central Station, Duration: 5 min
21:55
Stuttgart Central Station
Duration: 27 min
22:22
Flughafen/Messe
Schorndorf - Stuttgart - Flughafen/Messe - Filderstadt
Walk to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB), Duration: 7 min
23:05
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB)
Duration: 7 hours 5 min
06:10
Milan Lampugnano
FlixBus: Dusseldorf Central Bus Station - Genoa
Walk to Lampugnano, Duration: 1 min
06:16
Lampugnano
Duration: 14 min
06:31
Duomo
Linea Rossa
WALK, Duration: 48 sec
Finish
21:40
Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Cologne - Koblenz - Basel - Milan
5 transfers
Duration: 12 hours 30 min
10:10
Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Cologne - Milan
Start
Walk to Heumarkt, Duration: 1 min
21:41
Heumarkt
Duration: 3 min
21:44
Breslauer Platz/Central Station
260
Walk to Cologne Central Station, Duration: 2 min
21:56
Cologne Central Station
Duration: 1 hours 30 min
23:26
Koblenz Hbf
RB26
Walk to Koblenz Hbf, Duration: 1 min
23:49
Koblenz Hbf
Duration: 5 hours 31 min
05:20
Basel SBB
Amsterdam Centraal <-> Zürich HB NJ400
Transfer in Basel, 8 min
05:28
Basel SBB
Duration: 4 hours 22 min
09:50
Milano Centrale
Eurocity
Walk to Centrale FS, Duration: 6 min
10:03
Centrale FS
Duration: 5 min
10:09
Duomo
Linea Gialla
WALK, Duration: 1 min
Finish
Eleven ways to Travel from Cologne to Milan
Select an Option Below to Start Your Journey
Cheapest
By car (824 km)
7 h 36 min
824 km.
from $45
Fastest
Plane from Cologne (Maastricht Aachen Airport) to Milan (Orio al Serio International Airport)
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Other
Rideshare
7 h 36 min
824 km.
from $10.75
Train, Plane (Train to Düsseldorf International Airport)
4 h 24 min
630 km.
from $185.77
Bus, Plane (Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergamo Airport)
4 h 34 min
630 km.
from $98.57
Train
10 h 9 min
628 km.
from $216.22
Bus, Plane (Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Malpensa International Airport)
4 h 47 min
630 km.
from $121.72
Train, Plane (Train to Frankfurt)
4 h 20 min
630 km.
from $249.62
Train, Plane (Train to Düsseldorf International Airport)
5 h 18 min
630 km.
from $156.21
Train, Plane (Train to Düsseldorf International Airport)
5 h 11 min
630 km.
from $192.84
Bus via Karlsruhe
17 h
630 km.
from $5.43
Transport providers
Airlines
Ryanair
Website:
ryanair.com/
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bergamo
Ave. Duration:
1h 25m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$33.08–$241.73
easyJet
Website:
easyjet.com/
Plane from Frankfurt to Linate
Ave. Duration:
1h 10m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$45.80–$241.73
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
Sunday
Estimated price:
$48.35–$254.45
Lufthansa
Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Linate
Ave. Duration:
3h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$54.71–$508.90
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
3h 13m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$52.16–$508.90
Plane from Frankfurt to Linate
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$165.39–$636.13
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
3h 13m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$178.12–$597.96
Eurowings
Website:
eurowings.com
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$89.06–$368.96
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
1h 35m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$76.34–$394.40
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bergamo
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$152.67–$890.58
Austrian Airlines
Website:
austrian.com/?sc_lang=en&cc=ZZ
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
3h 45m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$89.06–$368.96
Swiss
Website:
swiss.com/
Plane from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
3h 15m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$89.06–$368.96
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malpensa
Ave. Duration:
3h 26m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$178.12–$508.90
Air Dolomiti
Website:
airdolomiti.it/
Plane from Frankfurt to Linate
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$165.39–$636.13
Alitalia
Website:
alitalia.com/
Plane from Düsseldorf International Airport to Linate
Ave. Duration:
1h 25m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$101.78–$521.63
Plane from Frankfurt to Linate
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$108.14–$572.52
Bus operators
FlixBus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Milano,
Ave. Duration:
12h 15m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$76.34–$114.50
Flibco
Bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Piazza
Ave. Duration:
50 min
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$10.81–$15.27
Arjani Travel
Bus from Cologne to Karlsruhe
Ave. Duration:
4h 50m
Frequency:
Twice a week
TerraVision IT
Email:
Website:
terravision.eu/
Bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Piazza
Ave. Duration:
50 min
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$7.63–$12.72
Autostradale
Bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Piazza
Ave. Duration:
1h
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$5.22–$20.36
Marino Autolinee
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Milano,
Ave. Duration:
11h 10m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$54.71–$76.34
Train operators
NS
Phone:
+31 30 751 5155
Website:
ns.nl/
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim,
Ave. Duration:
1h 31m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$31.81–$82.70
Train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich
Ave. Duration:
8h 23m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$76.34–$190.84
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M)
Ave. Duration:
49 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$24.17–$59.80
Eurostar
Phone:
+44 343 218 6186
Website:
eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf
Ave. Duration:
32 min
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$31.81–$69.97
Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express
Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf
Ave. Duration:
31 min
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$29.26–$33.08
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim,
Ave. Duration:
1h 28m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$58.52–$64.89
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel
Ave. Duration:
2h 13m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$59.80–$67.43
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M)
Ave. Duration:
57 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$47.07–$53.43
Nightjet
Phone:
+43 51717
Website:
nightjet.com/en/#/home
Train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich
Ave. Duration:
8h 12m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$63.61–$216.28
ÖBB EuroCity
Phone:
+43 5 1717
Website:
oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel
Ave. Duration:
2h 58m
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$50.89–$76.34
Trenord
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano
Ave. Duration:
1h 2m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$5.34–$7.00
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano
Ave. Duration:
42 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$5.34–$7.00
Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Phone:
+41 848 44 66 88
Website:
sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
Ave. Duration:
2h 55m
Frequency:
Every 2 hours
Estimated price:
$101.78–$190.84
Train from Lugano to Milano
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$27.99–$49.62
Train from Zürich HB to Como
Ave. Duration:
2h 35m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$82.70–$152.67
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano
Ave. Duration:
49 min
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$26.72–$48.35
SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
Ave. Duration:
3h 22m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$24.17–$30.53
National Express
Phone:
08717 81 81 81
Website:
nationalexpress.com/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf
Ave. Duration:
38 min
Frequency:
Every 20 minutes
Estimated price:
$12.72–$19.08
TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf
Ave. Duration:
45 min
Frequency:
Once daily
Questions and Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Cologne to Milan?
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Milan is to bus which costs $65.22 - $130.43 and takes 13h 27m.
What is the fastest way to get from Cologne to Milan?
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Milan is to train and fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $108.70 - $456.52 .
Is there a direct bus between Cologne and Milan?
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Milan. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Milano, San Donato M3 via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
Is there a direct train between Cologne and Milan?
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Milan. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Milano Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
How far is it from Cologne to Milan?
The distance between Cologne and Milan is 730 km. The road distance is 825 km.
How do I travel from Cologne to Milan without a car?
The best way to get from Cologne to Milan without a car is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs $108.70 - $206.52 .
How long does it take to get from Cologne to Milan?
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Cologne to Milan, including transfers.
Where do I catch the Cologne to Milan bus from?
Cologne to Milan bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Cologne station.
Where do I catch the Cologne to Milan train from?
Cologne to Milan train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Train or bus from Cologne to Milan?
The best way to get from Cologne to Milan is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs $108.70 - $206.52 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65.22 - $130.43 and takes 13h 27m.
Where does the Cologne to Milan bus arrive?
Cologne to Milan bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Karlsruhe station.
Where does the Cologne to Milan train arrive?
Cologne to Milan train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Can I drive from Cologne to Milan?
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Milan is 825 km. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Cologne to Milan.
How do I get a train ticket from Cologne to Milan?
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