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Cologne → Milan ⇄
4 a weekfastest 16h15European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 14:30 → 07:59+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Milano Porta Garibaldi → Köln Hbf · via Lugano, Bellinzona
    17h295 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 25 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 15:18 → 07:59+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Milano Porta Garibaldi → Köln Hbf · via Como, Lugano, Bellinzona
    16h417 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 15:30 → 07:59+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Milano Porta Garibaldi → Köln Hbf · via Lugano, Bellinzona
    16h295 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 11 Oct, Sun 18 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 15:45 → 08:00+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Milano Porta Garibaldi → Köln Hbf · via Como, Lugano, Bellinzona
    16h157 stops
    Runs: Wed, FriEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 15:45 → 08:23+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Milano Porta Garibaldi → Köln Hbf · via Como, Lugano, Bellinzona
    16h387 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 7 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 15:45 → 08:28+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Milano Porta Garibaldi → Köln Hbf · via Como, Lugano, Bellinzona
    16h437 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 14 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 15:45, arrive 08:00

The plane is -13h51 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct16h39
  • To Milano Porta Garibaldi13 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 40016h15
  • From Köln Hbf1 min
Plane · nonstop MXP–CGN4h30
  • To Milan Malpensa (MXP)55 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight MXP–CGN1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From CGN15 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Eurowings.