There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Denmark by train, plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)DUS - CPH
4h 48mkr 666–2,394Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Copenhagen BusterminalN74 / ...
15h 45mkr 280–600Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf39 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København HEce
9h 18mkr 489–1,227Drive 879 km
- Drive from Cologne to Copenhagen879 km
7h 39mkr 1,175–1,698Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)CGN - CPH
6hkr 697–2,214Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)FRA - CPH
4h 47mkr 1,017–2,389Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)FRA - BLL
5h 5mkr 1,126–2,684Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)BRU - CPH
5h 56mkr 967–2,701Train via Löhne
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Loehne(Westf)Re
- Take the train from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Take the train from Nienburg(Weser) to Hamburg Dammtor20N
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Koebenhavn HRj
14h 16mkr 931–1,372Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen
7h 53mkr 1,559–2,147
Cologne to Denmark by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Denmark is to bus which costs 280 kr - 600 kr and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Denmark is to train and fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 1000 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 18m.
The distance between Cologne and Denmark is 689 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 18m and costs 480 kr - 1300 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 48m 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 18m and costs 480 kr - 1300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 280 kr - 600 kr and takes 15h 45m, you could also fly, which costs 650 kr - 2300 kr and takes 6h.
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 18m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leverkusen to Copenhagen Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost kr 280–600 and the journey takes 14h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 450–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,800
- 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 450–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,100
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 80–120
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Loehne(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–430
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–440
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 200–280
- Comfort
- kr 210–290
- Premium
- kr 340–440
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nienburg(Weser) to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- 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
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 200–300
- 1st Class
- kr 390–650
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- 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 280–600
- 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 39m to drive from Cologne to Denmark.
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