There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Herning by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Herning St.train 030 / ...
10h 21mkr 945–3,364Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Vejle St. to Herning St.bus 032
16h 27mkr 520–872Drive 737 km
- Drive from Cologne to Herningcar 737 km
6h 30mkr 982–1,419Train 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 Give St. to Herning St.train
8h 3mkr 1,022–2,732Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding stationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Herning St.train 030 / ...
10h 43mkr 593–904Train 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 Give St. to Herning St.train
6h 35mkr 1,267–3,405Train, 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 Give St. to Herning St.train
8h 29mkr 1,204–4,048Train 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 Vejle St.train
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Herning St.train
8h 56mkr 1,230–3,216Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Midtjyllands Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Midtjyllands Airport (KRP)plane DUS - KRP
6h 54mkr 973–4,252
Cologne to Herning by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Herning is to bus which costs 500 kr - 900 kr and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Herning is to drive which takes 6h 30m and costs 950 kr - 1500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Herning. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Herning St. via Kolding Busterminal and Vejle St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Herning. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Herning St. via Hamburg Hbf and Vejle St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
The distance between Cologne and Herning is 800 km. The road distance is 737 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Herning without a car is to train which takes 10h 21m and costs 900 kr - 3400 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Cologne to Herning, including transfers.
Cologne to Herning bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Herning train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Herning is to train which takes 10h 21m and costs 900 kr - 3400 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 500 kr - 900 kr and takes 16h 27m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Herning, Denmark?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Herning St. via Hamburg Hbf, Kolding St., Kolding Busterminal, Vejle Trafikcenter, and Vejle St. in around 10h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Herning St. via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Kolding bus station, Kolding Busterminal, Vejle Trafikcenter, and Vejle St. in around 16h 27m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
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 900–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
- 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 600–3,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,800
- Website
- alsie.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Midtjyllands Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Midtjyllands Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Midtjyllands Airport via Frankfurt, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
- 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 550–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Give St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 60–90
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Give St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 60–90
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Give St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 60–90
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Kolding station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–350
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 130–280
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 410–700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vejle St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Bus from Vejle St. to Herning St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Danish Railways
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Herning bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Cologne to Herning train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Herning is 737 km. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from Cologne to Herning.
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