There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Calabria by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane CGN - SUF
4h 49m€130–348Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CGN - REG
7h 15m€64–278Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Fr
20h 48m€367–681Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Rosarnobus
- Take the bus from Rosarno to Reggio Calabria - via Portanovabus 301195
31h 9m€241–328Drive 2,069 km
- Drive from Cologne to Reggio Calabriacar 2,069 km
18h 58m€372–538Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane DUS - SUF
5h 33m€99–271Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane DUS - REG
7h 39m€78–311Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Crotonebus
- Take the bus from Crotone to Germaneto Universitàbus
- Take the bus from Germaneto Università to Reggio di Calabria Lidobus
38h 19m€210–333Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Reggio Calabriacar
24h 51m€388–553
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Calabria is to fly which costs €60 - €280 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Calabria is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €130 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Reggio Calabria - via Portanova via Rosarno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Reggio Calabria C.Le via Frankfurt, Chiasso and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 48m.
The distance between Cologne and Calabria is 1534 km. The road distance is 2069 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Calabria without a car is to train which takes 20h 48m and costs €360 - €700.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Cologne to Calabria, including transfers.
Cologne to Calabria bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Calabria train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Calabria is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €130 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €360 - €700 and takes 20h 48m, you could also bus, which costs €240 - €330 and takes 31h 9m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Calabria, Italy?
Eurowings and Ryanair fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Reggio di Calabria - Ospedali Riuniti via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, Reggio Calabria C.Le, and Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi in around 20h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–330
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Rosarno to Reggio Calabria - via Portanova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Germaneto Università to Reggio di Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Crotone
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0962.21709
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineeromano.net
Bus from Crotone to Germaneto Università
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- autolineeromano.net
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Calabria bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Rosarno station.
Cologne to Calabria train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Calabria is 2069 km. It takes approximately 18h 58m to drive from Cologne to Calabria.
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