There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Esbjerg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
8h 56mDrive 679.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Cologne to Esbjergcar 679.6 km
6h 15mkr 896–1,293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
13h 39mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- 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 bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 37mTrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
9h 37mTrain #2
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
10h 50mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
5h 58mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- 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 bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 53mTrain 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 Kolding St.train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train
7h 56mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Westerland, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train
8h
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Esbjerg is to drive which costs 850 kr - 1300 kr and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Esbjerg is to drive which takes 6h 15m and costs 850 kr - 1300 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 56m.
The distance between Cologne and Esbjerg is 768 km. The road distance is 679.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Esbjerg without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 8h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Cologne to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Cologne to Esbjerg train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Esbjerg train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Esbjerg is 680 km. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from Cologne to Esbjerg.
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Esbjerg St. via Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St. in around 8h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,300
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- snalltaget.se
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sydtrafik.dk
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