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There are 11 ways to get from Siena 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

    best
    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FLR - DUS
    6h 37m
    €119–305

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    6h 34m
    €78–301

  3. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train Re
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    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 / ...
    13h 50m
    €191–400

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Siena to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 1509 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Colognebus bus
    18h 20m
    €146–209

  5. Drive  1,186.1 km

    1. Drive from Siena to Colognecar car 1,186.1 km
    11h 16m
    €214–308

  6. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane FLR - CGN
    8h 8m
    €125–323

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

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    7h 3m
    €112–343

  8. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FLR - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 11m
    €159–387

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train train Re
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    14h 4m
    €191–475

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Siena to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Colognecar car
    17h 27m
    €231–323

  11. Bus via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen

    1. Take the bus from Siena to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 1509 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N537
    19h 37m
    €108–175

Siena to Cologne by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration13h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€191Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,042.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 37m

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

You can take a train from Siena to Köln Hbf via Firenze S.M.N., Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Siena to Cologne via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 18h 20m.

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