There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Denmark by train, plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
4h 8mkr 759–2,377Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74
15h 45mkr 290–700Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece
9h 44mkr 439–1,082Train, 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 København Hnighttrain Nt
11h 36mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane CGN - CPH
5h 47mkr 872–2,320Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
4h 29mkr 1,095–2,463Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
5h 3mkr 979–2,558Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BRU - CPH
5h 40mkr 1,042–2,606Drive 879 km
- Drive from Cologne to Copenhagencar 879 km
7h 43mkr 1,164–1,681Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagencar
7h 57mkr 1,556–2,142
Cologne to Denmark by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Denmark is to bus which costs 290 kr - 700 kr and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Denmark is to train and fly which takes 4h 8m and costs 750 kr - 2400 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Denmark. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Copenhagen Busterminal via Leverkusen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Denmark. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at København H via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 44m.
The distance between Cologne and Denmark is 679 km. The road distance is 879 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Denmark without a car is to train which takes 9h 44m and costs 430 kr - 1100 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Cologne to Denmark, including transfers.
Cologne to Denmark bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Denmark train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Denmark is to train which takes 9h 44m and costs 430 kr - 1100 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 290 kr - 700 kr and takes 15h 45m, you could also fly, which costs 850 kr - 2400 kr and takes 5h 47m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Denmark?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to København H via Hamburg Hbf in around 9h 44m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Copenhagen Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost kr 290–700 and the journey takes 14h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,100
- 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 Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–600
- 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
- Twice 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 København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- 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 København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–450
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 220–310
- 1st Class
- kr 340–450
- Business
- kr 370–410
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–410
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–410
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Denmark bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Cologne to Denmark train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Denmark is 879 km. It takes approximately 7h 43m to drive from Cologne to Denmark.
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