Cologne to Rome by train
Travel from Cologne (Germany) to Rome (Italy) by train (1091km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Cologne - Rome @ 2025-01-25
To travel from Cologne in Germany to Rome in Italy, you have different options to book. Either by one single ticket, which is possible on some routes via the given booking links. Or by several several point to point tickets splitting your route in several steps.
There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.
- 1Cologne (Germany) - Rome (Italy)
- 2Cologne (Germany) - Munich (Germany) - Bologna (Italy) - Rome (Italy)
- 3Cologne (Germany) - Basel (Switzerland) - Milan (Italy) - Rome (Italy)
1091 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Cologne to Rome, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Rome - Cologne / Berlin - Milan / Berlin - Venice / Munich - Rome / Munich - Milan / Munich - Venice / Frankfurt am Main - Milan / Hamburg - Rome / Hamburg - Venice1 Cologne (Germany) - Rome (Italy)
1a Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Rome (Italy)
To travel by train from Germany to Italy you have two main travel routes. The western route on the line Frankfurt-Basel-Milan. And the eastern route Munich-Verona.
German railways "Deutsche Bahn" offers special fare tickets called "Sparpreis Europa" to selected destinations in Italy starting from 19 EUR.
If you want to include a night train, have a look at the "nightjet" train connections from Munich to Milan, Rome and Venice. Train tickets are available from 29 EUR.
Buy your tickets via the given booking links. There you will find as well the exact train schedules and ticket prices. If it is not possible to book your whole journey in one ticket, split it and buy two separated tickets.
Where to buy a ticket from Cologne to Rome?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / EuroCity (IT) (EC) / EuroCity (EC) / Italo (ITALO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ295 Munich - Rome / ÖBB nightjet NJ40463 Munich - Venice / ÖBB nightjet NJ40295 Munich - Milan
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / TRENITALIA Trenitalia - Ferrovie dello stato
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Rome - Cologne / Berlin - Rome / Berlin - Venice / Berlin - Milan / Munich - Rome / Munich - Venice / Munich - Milan / Frankfurt am Main - Milan / Hamburg - Rome / Stuttgart - Milan
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2 Cologne (Germany) - Munich (Germany) - Bologna (Italy) - Rome (Italy)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Munich (Germany)
Travel in Germany by train at the super saver price ("Super-Sparpreis") from EUR 17.50. This ticket price applies to journeys on long-distance trains (ICE, Intercity, Eurocity) and local trains (RE, RB, IRE, S-Bahn) following or as a feeder.
You can find the exact train connection including the timetable and ticket prices via the booking link to Deutsche Bahn.
On short distance connections, it is often only possible to purchase a ticket from the local public transport company. This usually works very conveniently via the Deutsche Bahn app.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / Regional Express (RE) / S-Bahn (S) / IC InterCity Bus (ICBus)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ295 Munich - Rome / ÖBB nightjet NJ40463 Munich - Venice / ÖBB nightjet NJ491 Hamburg - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / EN 40457 Berlin - Budapest / EN 50463 Munich - Zagreb / ÖBB nightjet NJ40295 Munich - Milan / ÖBB nightjet NJ40470 Zurich - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ401 Hamburg - Zurich
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Munich - Cologne / Berlin - Hamburg / Berlin - Munich / Berlin - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Cologne / Berlin - Stuttgart / Hamburg - Munich / Frankfurt am Main - Düsseldorf / Frankfurt am Main - Cologne / Frankfurt am Main - Munich / Munich - Füssen
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Omio planer
2b Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Bologna (Italy)
Travel from Munich to Bologna by train. The journey time is 06:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 23 EUR. A comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train.
Travel by day train connection with a journey time of 06:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 23 EUR. The departure station is "München Hbf". The arrival station is "Bologna Centrale". There are at least two daily direct train connections.
The more comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" NJ295 overnight train. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure time in Munich is 20:00. The arrival time in Bologna is 05:20. The following service classes are available:
- standard seat: the cheapest travel option with a ticket price from 29 EUR.
- shared compartments with beds: with a maximum of 4 to 6 travellers per compartment. The ticket price starts at 49 EUR. You can book this type of accommodation as well as private compartment only for your family or friends.
- private compartments with beds: travel for your own in a private compartment or with up to three travellers in total. Some compartments offer a private shower and WC. The ticket price starts at 89 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Munich to Bologna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
DB ÖBB Eurocity (DB ÖBB EC) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / ÖBB Nightjet (NJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ294 Rome - Munich / ÖBB nightjet NJ295 Munich - Rome
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bologna - Munich
2c Travelling from Bologna (Italy) to Rome (Italy)
To travel in Italy by train, buy your train ticket online via the following booking links. There you find exact schedules and ticket prices. Italian state railways Trenitalia and the private operator Italo offer several types of advance fare tickets (Economy and Super Economy fares). A ticket price may vary a lot and depends on the type of train, class and time of you travel. For long-distance travel use a high-speed train, also a night train can be a good option for you.
Where to buy a ticket from Bologna to Rome?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
DB ÖBB Eurocity (DB ÖBB EC) / InterCity (IC) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / EuroCity (IT) (EC) / TGV France - Italy (TGV) / Regionale Veloce (RV) / Italo (ITALO) / Eurocity Thello (THELLO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
TH 220 Venice - Paris / ÖBB nightjet NJ294 Rome - Munich / ÖBB nightjet NJ40294 Rome - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ236 Venice - Vienna / ICN 1559 Rome - Palermo / ICN 1963 Milan - Syracuse / ICN 765 Milan - Lecce
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Ancona - Patras / Civitavecchia - Barcelona / Livorno - Barcelona / Ancona - Split / Bari - Dubrovnik
train company:
TRENITALIA Trenitalia - Ferrovie dello stato / THELLO Thello / NTV Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori / MINO Minoan Lines / GRIM Grimaldi Lines / BLUELINE Blueline Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Rome - Bologna / Rome - Ancona / Rome - Bari / Rome - Bologna / Rome - Florence / Rome - Milan / Rome - Naples / Rome - Venice / Milan - Venice / Venice - Florence / Venice - Rome
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
3 Cologne (Germany) - Basel (Switzerland) - Milan (Italy) - Rome (Italy)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
3a Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Basel (Switzerland)
Up to 40 direct train connections run daily from Germany to Switzerland. Trains travel on the lines from Hamburg, Frankfurt or Stuttgart to Basel, Zurich, Bern, Interlaken and Chur.
Buy cheap train tickets from Deutsche Bahn. Tickets "Super Sparpreis Europa" cost from 19 EUR. Since single trip train tickets in Switzerland can be quite expensive, the Deutsche Bahn offer is thus extremely attractive.
There are also night train connections from Hamburg and Berlin to Basel and Zurich.
You can find the exact timetable and ticket price via the booking links provided.
Where to buy a ticket from Cologne to Basel?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ470 Zurich - Berlin / ÖBB nightjet NJ471 Berlin - Zurich / ÖBB nightjet NJ40470 Zurich - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ401 Hamburg - Zurich
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Basel - Cologne / Berlin - Zurich / Munich - Zurich / Hamburg - Zurich / Cologne - Zurich / Munich - Geneva / Berlin - Basel / Frankfurt am Main - Zurich / Munich - Lucerne / Cologne - Interlaken / Berlin - Lugano
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
3b Travelling from Basel (Switzerland) to Milan (Italy)
Travel from Basel to Milan by train. The direct EuroCity train has a journey time of 4 hours. The ticket price starts at 29 EUR in 2nd class and 49 EUR in 1st class. There are at least 5 direct train connections daily.
The departure station is "Basel SBB". The arrival station is "Milano Centrale".
Where to buy a ticket from Basel to Milan?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (IT) (EC) / EuroCity (EC)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Milan - Basel
3c Travelling from Milan (Italy) to Rome (Italy)
Travel from Milan to Rome by high-speed-train. The journey time is 3:10 hours. The train ticket prices start at 16 EUR. There is at least one train connection per hour by "Trenitalia Frecciarossa" or "ITALO" high-speed-train.
These trains offer cheap tickets for standard seats in 2nd class up to very comfortable travel in business class.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Milan to Rome?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / Regionale (R) / Italo (ITALO)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Rome - Milan
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
Need a cheap place to sleep? We recommend booking.com
Find a cheap flight! Compare prices on Kiwi.com
Do you have questions about the connection between Cologne and Rome? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
