There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Aarhus by train, bus, car, plane, night train, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Fredericia St.train Ece
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
9h 32mkr 1,189–2,245Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus N150 / ...
14h 53mkr 417–727Drive 748.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Aarhuscar 748.6 km
6h 24mkr 1,004–1,450Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane DUS - AAR
8h 4mkr 980–2,594Train via Odense
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
11hkr 1,089–2,485Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Tostedttrain Drf
- Take the train from Tostedt to Hamburg Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Odense stationnighttrain Nt / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
11h 50mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Aarhuscar
6h 38mkr 1,410–1,898Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Billund Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
7h 40mkr 934–2,529Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 11mkr 1,272–3,031Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
8h 23mkr 1,247–2,748Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund 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 Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
8h 7mkr 1,241–3,407Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Fredericia St.train
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain
8h 37mkr 1,272–2,670
Cologne to Aarhus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Aarhus is to bus which costs 410 kr - 750 kr and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Aarhus is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs 1200 kr - 3100 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Aarhus H via Hamburg Hbf and Fredericia St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 32m.
The distance between Cologne and Aarhus is 827 km. The road distance is 748.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Aarhus without a car is to train which takes 9h 32m and costs 1100 kr - 2300 kr.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Cologne to Aarhus, including transfers.
Cologne to Aarhus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Aarhus is to train which takes 9h 32m and costs 1100 kr - 2300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 410 kr - 750 kr and takes 14h 53m.
Cologne to Aarhus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Aarhus is 749 km. It takes approximately 6h 24m to drive from Cologne to Aarhus.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Aarhus, Denmark?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Aarhus H via Hamburg Hbf and Fredericia St. in around 9h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Kolding bus station in around 14h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 490–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 490–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Tostedt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–250
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–390
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–410
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Odense station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 260–410
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- 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 250–400
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Tostedt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–240
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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