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How to get fromCologne to Aalborgby train, plane, car, car train, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Aalborg by train, plane, car, car train, or bus

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aalborg Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane plane DUS - AAL
    6h 39m
    kr 1,106–3,295

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf-Eller Station to Hannover Hbfbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus bus 172
    14h 11m
    kr 683–893

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Aalborgcar car
    11h 47m
    kr 1,506–2,047

  4. Drive  859.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Aalborgcar car 859.4 km
    7h 27m
    kr 1,187–1,715

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aalborg Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane plane AMS - AAL
    6h 56m
    kr 1,181–3,238

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane plane DUS - AAR
    3. Take the bus from Aarhus Lufthavn to Aarhus Banegårdsplads/Banegårdspladsenbus bus
    4. Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train train
    9h 44m
    kr 1,250–3,042

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train train Ece / ...
    3. Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    4. Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train train Ic / ...
    12h 22m
    kr 941–2,123

  8. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Odense stationtrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    4. Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train train Ic / ...
    12h 39m
    kr 715–1,295

Cologne to Aalborg by train

Calendar86Weekly Trains
Duration12h 22mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 941Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 742.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 39m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Aalborg, Denmark?

You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Aalborg via Duesseldorf-Benrath, D-Benrath S, D-Eller S, Düsseldorf-Eller Station, Hannover Hbf, and Hanover central bus station in around 14h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Aalborg St. via Hamburg Hbf, Odense St., and Aarhus H in around 12h 22m.

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