There are 9 ways to get from Denmark to Cologne by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
2h 28m€111–255Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N74
16h 15m€62–113Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
9h 20m€139–288Drive 879.2 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Colognecar 879.2 km
7h 38m€159–230Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CPH - CGN
4h 4m€99–296Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
2h 59m€166–345Train via København H
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
9h 45m€187–359Train, bus
- Take the train from København Syd St. to Hamburg Hbftrain 083
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
13h 42mDrive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar
11h 48m€214–296
Denmark to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 28m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Denmark to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rådhuspladsen St. and arriving at Köln via Copenhagen Busterminal and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Denmark to Cologne. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Denmark and Cologne is 677 km. The road distance is 879.2 km.
The best way to get from Denmark to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 9h 20m and costs €130 - €290.
It takes approximately 2h 28m to get from Denmark to Cologne, including transfers.
Denmark to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Denmark to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 28m and costs €110 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €290 and takes 9h 20m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 16h 15m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Cologne, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg Hbf in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from København Syd St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Denmark to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Denmark to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denmark to Cologne is 879 km. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Denmark to Cologne.
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