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There are 12 ways to get from Prato to Cologne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FLR - DUS
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    5h 25m
    €110–293

  2. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    5h 3m
    €66–232

  3. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    12h 5m
    €183–371

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Colognebus bus
    17h 45m
    €141–201

  5. Drive  1,115 km

    1. Drive from Prato to Colognecar car 1,115 km
    10h 27m
    €201–290

  6. Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FLR - CGN
    6h 56m
    €116–311

  7. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    5h 32m
    €100–274

  8. Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FLR - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 59m
    €150–375

  9. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BLQ - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 11m
    €130–326

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    13h 35m
    €163–413

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Prato to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Colognecar car
    16h 38m
    €218–305

  12. Bus via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen

    1. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    19h 39m
    €106–171

Prato to Cologne by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration12h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 965.4 km
  • Duration: 5h 25m

What companies run services between Prato, Italy and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Prato Centrale to Köln Hbf via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 12h 5m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne once a week. Tickets cost €140–200 and the journey takes 16h 30m.

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