There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Kolding by train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.Ece
6h 58mkr 404–897Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationN74
9h 50mkr 370–550Drive 588.7 km
- Drive from Essen to Kolding588.7 km
4h 57mkr 775–1,120Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)DUS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminal
7h 39mkr 759–2,446Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to KoldingRj
7h 10mkr 594–772Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)FRA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminal
7h 8mkr 1,054–2,672Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)DUS - CPH
- Take the train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Fredericia St.
7h 29mkr 1,071–2,765
Essen to Kolding by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kolding is to bus which costs 370 kr - 550 kr and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Kolding is to drive which takes 4h 57m and costs 750 kr - 1200 kr.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Kolding bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Kolding. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Kolding St. via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Essen and Kolding is 638 km. The road distance is 588.7 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Kolding without a car is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs 400 kr - 900 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Essen to Kolding, including transfers.
Essen to Kolding bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Kolding train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Kolding is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs 400 kr - 900 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 370 kr - 550 kr and takes 9h 50m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kolding, Denmark?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Kolding St. via Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station once daily. Tickets cost kr 370–550 and the journey takes 9h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 480–540
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from København, Københavns Lufthavn to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–470
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- 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
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–240
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 120–170
- 1st Class
- kr 180–240
- Business
- kr 200–220
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–240
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 110–170
- 1st Class
- kr 180–240
- Business
- kr 200–220
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 30–45
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Kolding bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Essen to Kolding train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Kolding is 589 km. It takes approximately 4h 57m to drive from Essen to Kolding.
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