There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Aalborg by train, plane, car, car train, or bus
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aalborg Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane DUS - AAL
6h 8mkr 1,001–3,332Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Aalborgcar
11h 47mkr 1,448–2,035Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
13h 46mDrive 859.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Aalborgcar 859.4 km
7h 27mkr 1,139–1,646Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aalborg Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane AMS - AAL
7h 1mkr 1,184–3,570Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane DUS - AAR
- Take the bus from Aarhus Lufthavn to Aarhus Banegårdspladsbus
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train
9h 8mkr 1,133–2,907Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
12h 7mkr 1,337–4,005Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbftrain S11 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Drf
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
13h 59m
Cologne to Aalborg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Aalborg is to drive which costs 1100 kr - 1700 kr and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Aalborg is to train and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs 1000 kr - 3400 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Aalborg. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Aalborg via Essen Hbf and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Aalborg. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Aalborg St. via Hamburg Hbf, Odense St. and Aarhus H. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
The distance between Cologne and Aalborg is 735 km. The road distance is 859.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Aalborg without a car is to bus which takes 13h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Cologne to Aalborg, including transfers.
Cologne to Aalborg bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Aalborg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Aalborg is to bus which takes 13h 46m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1300 kr - 4100 kr and takes 12h 7m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Aalborg, Denmark?
You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aalborg via Südviertel, Essen, Essen Hbf, Hannover Hbf, and Hanover central bus station in around 13h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Aalborg St. via Hamburg Hbf, Odense St., and Aarhus H in around 12h 7m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–850
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 130–280
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 80–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–300
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–360
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–300
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–450
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–460
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 85–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–220
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 380–650
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–490
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 70 21 02 30
- midttrafik@midttrafik.dk
- Website
- Midttrafik
Bus from Aarhus Lufthavn to Aarhus Banegårdsplads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 100
- Schedules at
- Midttrafik
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Aalborg bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Südviertel, Essen station.
Cologne to Aalborg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Aalborg is 859 km. It takes approximately 7h 27m to drive from Cologne to Aalborg.
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