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

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Aarhus by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane plane FRA - BLL
    3. Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain train
    6h 13m
    kr 1,230–3,130

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kolding bus stationbus bus N74
    3. Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    13h 56m
    kr 692–1,316

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheinetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Rheine to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Fredericia St.train train Ece
    4. Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    11h 29m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus bus 172
    12h 16m

  5. Drive 748.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Aarhuscar car 748.6 km
    6h 24m
    kr 985–1,423

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane plane DUS - AAR
    8h 27m
    kr 908–2,556

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane plane DUS - BLL
    2. Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain train
    8h 53m
    kr 952–2,541

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund 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 Billund Airport (BLL)plane plane AMS - BLL
    4. Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain train
    8h 7m
    kr 1,205–3,296

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    2. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain train
    9h 20m
    kr 1,375–2,910

  10. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane DUS - HAM
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg Airport to Vejle Busterminalbus bus
    3. Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain train
    9h 19m
    kr 908–2,046

  11. Train via Odense

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheinetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Rheine to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train train Ece / ...
    4. Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain train Icl / ...
    13h

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Aarhuscar car
    6h 38m
    kr 1,394–1,890

Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL) flights

Calendar55Weekly Planes
Duration2h 23mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 434Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Aarhus H via Rheine, Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg Hbf, and Fredericia St. in around 11h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Südviertel, Essen, Essen Hbf, Hannover Hbf, and Hanover central bus station in around 12h 16m.

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