There are 6 ways to get from Ribe to Cologne by bus, train, car, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ribe Rutebilstation to Rødekro St.bus 129
- Take the train from Rødekro St. to Flensburgtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N74
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
13h 34m€87–155Train
- Take the train from Bramming St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bad Bentheimtrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Koeln Hbftrain Re
13h 52mDrive 648.8 km
- Drive from Ribe to Colognecar 648.8 km
5h 45m€114–165Bus, 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
9h 37m€105–299Drive, car train
- Drive from Ribe to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
5h 56m€171–230Bus, 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 Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain
7h 46m€143–362
Ribe to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ribe to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €85 - €160 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Ribe to Cologne is to drive which takes 5h 45m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct train from Ribe to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Ribe St. and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Bramming St., Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, Bad Bentheim and Rheine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
The distance between Ribe and Cologne is 767 km. The road distance is 648.8 km.
The best way to get from Ribe to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 13h 34m and costs €85 - €160.
It takes approximately 13h 34m to get from Ribe to Cologne, including transfers.
Ribe to Cologne train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Bramming St. station.
Ribe to Cologne train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ribe to Cologne is 649 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Ribe to Cologne.
There are 617+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Ribe, Region Syddanmark, Denmark and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Ribe St. to Koeln Hbf via Bramming St., Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, Bad Bentheim, and Rheine in around 13h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- 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
- €70–400
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Rødekro St. to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Bramming St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Rheine to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bad Bentheim
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 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 Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Ribe Rutebilstation to Rødekro St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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