There are 9 ways to get from Positano to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), ferry, bus, car, 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.
Train to Naples Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NAP - DUS
7h 24m€98–296Train to Naples Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NAP - CGN
7h€89–314Train
- Take the train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
16h 32m€256–451Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salernoferry
- Take the bus from Salerno to Colognebus
25h 14m€185–288Drive 1,639.4 km
- Drive from Positano to Colognecar 1,639.4 km
15h 25m€295–426Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane FCO - CGN
7h 57m€110–298Train, train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FCO - DUS
8h 31m€124–330Train, bus
- Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibalditrain 0
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 518 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus
28h 12m€149–242Drive, car train
- Drive from Positano to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
21h 36m€312–441
Positano to Cologne by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to train and fly which costs €85 - €320 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h and costs €85 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Positano to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Sant'Agnello and arriving at Köln Hbf via Napoli Centrale, Milano Centrale and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 32m.
The distance between Positano and Cologne is 1400 km. The road distance is 1639.4 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 16h 32m and costs €250 - €460.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Positano to Cologne, including transfers.
Positano to Cologne train services, operated by Campania Express, depart from Sant'Agnello station.
Positano to Cologne train services, operated by Campania Express, arrive at Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Positano to Cologne is 1639 km. It takes approximately 15h 25m to drive from Positano to Cologne.
There are 1826+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Positano, Italy and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Positano Chiesa Nuova to Köln Hbf via Sant'Agnello, Sant'Agnello, Napoli P.zza Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, Milano Centrale, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 16h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- Campania Express
Train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Campania Express
Train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Campania Express
Train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Campania Express
Train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Campania Express
Train from Sant'Agnello to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Campania Express
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
Train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Salerno to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- [email protected]
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
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