There are 8 ways to get from Denmark to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 37m€91–230Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CPH - CGN
3h 55m€81–250Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
9h 31mBus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N74
16h 15mNight train, train
- Take the night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Tostedttrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Tostedt to Köln Hbftrain Drf
11h 47mFly 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 50mDrive 879.2 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Colognecar 879.2 km
7h 38m€155–224Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
7h 51m€212–289
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to fly which costs €90 - €230 and takes 2h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 37m and costs €90 - €230.
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 31m.
The distance between Denmark and Cologne is 676 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 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 37m to get from Denmark to Cologne, including transfers.
Denmark to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Denmark to Cologne train services, operated by Dsb, depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to fly which takes 2h 37m and costs €90 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 9h 31m, you could also bus, which costs 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 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 9h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- 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
- €65–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- 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
- €80–320
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- snalltaget.se
Night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- snalltaget.se
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Tostedt
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Denmark to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus station.
Denmark to Cologne train services, operated by Dsb, arrive at Hamburg Hbf 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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