There are 6 ways to get from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen by plane, train, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly, train
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
2h 26m€107–285Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train stationbus N74
14h 14m€51–144Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain Re2
8h 37m€69–139Night train, train
- Take the night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herne Wanne-Eickel Hbftrain Re2
11h 4m€77–142Drive 807.5 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Gelsenkirchencar 807.5 km
7h 4m€143–207Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Gelsenkirchencar
7h 23m€203–279
Denmark to Gelsenkirchen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen is to bus which costs €50 - €150 and takes 14h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen is to fly and train which takes 2h 26m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Hamburg Hbf and Münster Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 37m.
The distance between Denmark and Gelsenkirchen is 672 km. The road distance is 807.5 km.
The best way to get from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen without a car is to train which takes 8h 37m and costs €65 - €140.
It takes approximately 2h 26m to get from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen, including transfers.
Denmark to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen is to train which takes 8h 37m and costs €65 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €150 and takes 14h 14m.
Denmark to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denmark to Gelsenkirchen is 807 km. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Denmark to Gelsenkirchen.
What companies run services between Denmark and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?
You can take a train from København H to Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Hamburg Hbf and Münster Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train station once daily. Tickets cost €45–120 and the journey takes 12h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herne Wanne-Eickel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- 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
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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