There are 10 ways to get from Esbjerg to Cologne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
9h 14m€120–300Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N74
13h 58m€59–100Drive 679.7 km
- Drive from Esbjerg to Colognecar 679.7 km
6h 11m€122–175Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLL - DUS
7h 27m€111–308Train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Köln Hbftrain 33
9h 56mTrain #2
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train 030
- Take the train from Niebüll to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 33
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
10h 55mBus to Billund Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 6m€166–393Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
8h 8m€164–438Train to Westerland, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GWT - DUS
7h 29mTrain, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
8h 8m€128–334
Esbjerg to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Cologne is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 6m and costs €160 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Esbjerg to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg St. and arriving at Köln Hbf via Kolding St. and Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 14m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Cologne is 770 km. The road distance is 679.7 km.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Cologne without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 9h 14m and costs €120 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Esbjerg to Cologne, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Cologne train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
Esbjerg to Cologne train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esbjerg to Cologne is 680 km. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Esbjerg to Cologne.
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What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Köln Hbf via Kolding St. and Hamburg-Altona in around 9h 14m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Niebüll to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Niebüll to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- 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
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
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