There are 9 ways to get from Denmark to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
4h 34m€81–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGNbus N74
14h 21m€74–118Train
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
9h 45m€109–203Drive 879.2 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Colognecar 879.2 km
7h 37m€190–274Fly Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CPH - CGN
5h 45m€92–289Fly Billund Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 32m€149–369Fly Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 33m€127–338Train via København H
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain Flx20
10h 24m€98–118Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar
12h 24m€238–333
Denmark to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 34m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Denmark to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rådhuspladsen St. and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Denmark to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Koebenhavn H and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
The distance between Denmark and Cologne is 681 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 45m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 34m 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 Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Koebenhavn H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Cologne is to train which takes 9h 45m and costs €100 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 21m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €290 and takes 5h 45m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Koebenhavn H to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 9h 45m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGN once daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 12h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.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 Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- 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
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Köpenhamn H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €63
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Denmark to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Denmark to Cologne train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denmark to Cologne is 879 km. It takes approximately 7h 37m to drive from Denmark to Cologne.
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