Verona to Cologne bus: 4 a week, fastest 13h55

4 a weekfastest 13h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

VeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckFrankfurtCologne· 680 km as the crow flies

19:00 → 08:55⁺¹
FlixBus N537 ☾ Overnight
Verona (Porta Nuova) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Trento, Bolzano, Innsbruck, Frankfurt
13h554 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:00 → 07:55+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 19:00, arrive 08:55

The plane is 10h17 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct15h02

To Verona (Porta Nuova)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N53713h55
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min

Plane · nonstop VRN to CGN4h45

To Verona Villafranca (VRN)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VRN to CGN1h40
Landing to exit20 min
From CGN45 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Verona to Cologne in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Verona goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Verona to Cologne nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Eurowings seasonalVRN→CGN · VRN→DUSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Verona to Cologne?

Yes. 4 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Verona to Cologne?

The fastest takes 13h55; the slowest 13h55, for 680 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Verona to Cologne?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 19:00 arriving 08:55 the next morning.

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