There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Aalborg by train, plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aalborg Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)DUS - AAL
6h 14mkr 893–3,164Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Kolding bus stationN74
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to AalborgN150 / ...
16h 45mkr 508–749Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.Ece
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus HIcl / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.Icl / ...
12h 15mkr 779–1,642Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to TostedtDrf
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to AalborgN150 / ...
12h 20mDrive 859.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Aalborg859.4 km
7h 20mkr 1,129–1,631Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aalborg Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)AMS - AAL
6h 55mkr 1,090–3,258Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)DUS - AAR
- Take the bus from Aarhus Lufthavn to Aarhus Banegårdsplads/Banegårdspladsen
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
9h 50mkr 1,049–3,126Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altona43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to OdenseRj
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus HIcl / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.Icl / ...
12h 27mkr 728–1,686Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Aalborg
7h 34mkr 1,504–2,089
Cologne to Aalborg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Aalborg is to bus which costs 500 kr - 750 kr and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Aalborg is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs 850 kr - 3200 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Aalborg. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Aalborg via Leverkusen and Kolding bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
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 15m.
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 train which takes 12h 15m and costs 750 kr - 1700 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Cologne to Aalborg, including transfers.
Cologne to Aalborg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen 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 train which takes 12h 15m and costs 750 kr - 1700 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 500 kr - 750 kr and takes 16h 45m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Aalborg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Aalborg St. via Hamburg Hbf, Odense St., and Aarhus H in around 12h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Aalborg via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, and Kolding bus station in around 16h 45m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aalborg Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 50–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–420
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 190–270
- Comfort
- kr 200–270
- Premium
- kr 320–420
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 440–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–350
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 150–310
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 150–210
- 1st Class
- kr 230–310
- Business
- kr 250–280
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 150–300
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 150–210
- 1st Class
- kr 230–300
- Business
- kr 250–280
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 190–290
- 1st Class
- kr 380–650
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 120–190
- 1st Class
- kr 240–400
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–460
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leverkusen to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 70 21 02 30
- midttrafik@midttrafik.dk
- Website
- midttrafik.dk
Bus from Aarhus Lufthavn to Aarhus Banegårdsplads/Banegårdspladsen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 100
- Schedules at
- midttrafik.dk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Aalborg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus 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 20m to drive from Cologne to Aalborg.
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