There are 10 ways to get from Kolding to Cologne by train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, car, plane, train, night train, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg HbfEce / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf43 / ...
7h 19m€50–129Bus
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to LeverkusenN74
12h 27m€50–75Drive 650.1 km
- Drive from Kolding to Cologne650.1 km
5h 26m€115–166Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BLL - DUS
7h 16m€103–330Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Kolding to Hamburg-AltonaRj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf43 / ...
7h 27m€73–190Night train, train
- Take the night train from Kolding to Hamburg HbfEn
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to TostedtRe
- Take the train from Tostedt to Köln HbfDrf
8h 23mDrive, car train
- Drive from Kolding to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Cologne
5h 39m€172–230Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
5h 32m€132–366Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
7h 55m€147–436Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)CPH - DUS
7h 34m€143–376
Kolding to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kolding to Cologne is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kolding to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 26m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Kolding station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Kolding bus station and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Kolding to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Kolding St. and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 19m.
The distance between Kolding and Cologne is 700 km. The road distance is 650.1 km.
The best way to get from Kolding to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs €45 - €130.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Kolding to Cologne, including transfers.
Kolding to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kolding bus station.
Kolding to Cologne train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Kolding St. station.
The best way to get from Kolding to Cologne is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs €45 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €75 and takes 12h 27m.
What companies run services between Kolding, Denmark and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Kolding St. to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 7h 19m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Kolding bus station to Leverkusen once daily. Tickets cost €50–75 and the journey takes 11h 25m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- 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
- €60–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Fredericia St. to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- 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 Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Kolding to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- bahntouristikexpress.de
Night train from Kolding to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- bahntouristikexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Tostedt
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Kolding to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leverkusen station.
Kolding to Cologne train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kolding to Cologne is 650 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Kolding to Cologne.
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