There are 9 ways to get from Kolding to Cologne by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
7h 24m€116–318Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus N74
12h 10m€45–85Drive 650.1 km
- Drive from Kolding to Colognecar 650.1 km
5h 28m€118–171Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLL - DUS
7h 1m€129–301Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Kolding to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 305
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
9h 45mBus to Billund Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen 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
5h 47m€174–406Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Pinnebergtrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
6h 16m€144–324Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Nørreport St.train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
7h 17m€151–332Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen 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 10m€173–461
Kolding to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kolding to Cologne is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kolding to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 28m 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 via Dusseldorf Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
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 24m.
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 24m and costs €110 - €320.
It takes approximately 7h 24m 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 24m and costs €110 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 and takes 12h 10m.
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 24m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Kolding bus station to Düsseldorf central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €45–85 and the journey takes 10h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- 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
- €80–410
Flights from Billund Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Pinneberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Nørreport St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Kolding to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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
- €80–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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
- €18–40
- 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
- €45–85
- 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 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Kolding to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Düsseldorf central bus 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 28m to drive from Kolding to Cologne.
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