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How to get fromHelsingborg to Cologneby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Helsingborg to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CPH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    5h 47m
    €98–317

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Helsingborg to Copenhagen Busterminalbus bus N32 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus bus N74
    15h 40m
    €81–153

  3. Train via Copenhagen

    1. Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain train
    2. Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ece / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 34m
    €128–295

  4. Drive  979.2 km

    1. Drive from Helsingborg to Colognecar car 979.2 km
    8h 38m
    €164–236

  5. Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane CPH - CGN
    7h 8m
    €88–335

  6. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPH - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 54m
    €151–418

  7. Train, fly to Brussels Airport

    1. Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane CPH - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 27m
    €148–397

  8. Train, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    1. Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane CPH - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h
    €109–401

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    12h 20m
    €93–168

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Helsingborg to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain train
    3. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    12h 48m
    €225–310

Helsingborg to Cologne by train

Calendar66Weekly Trains
Duration11h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket€128Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 775 km
  • Duration: 5h 47m

What companies run services between Helsingborg, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Köpenhamn H, København H, and Hamburg Hbf in around 11h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsingborg to Köln via Copenhagen Busterminal and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 15h 40m.

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