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How to get fromCologne to Denmarkby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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

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  1. Line 41 train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    3. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Köpenhamn Htrain train
    4h 30m
    kr 624–2,188

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminalbus bus N74
    15h 26m
    kr 572–999

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain train Ece / ...
    10h 1m
    kr 902–2,012

  4. Drive  879 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Copenhagencar car 879 km
    7h 43m
    kr 1,208–1,745

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane FRA - CPH
    4h 49m
    kr 1,040–2,765

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane plane FRA - BLL
    5h 3m
    kr 1,224–3,005

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane BRU - CPH
    5h 58m
    kr 1,014–2,721

  8. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Copenhagen Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus bus
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane LUX - CPH
    8h 30m
    kr 702–3,002

  9. Train via København H

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København Htrain train Ic
    10h 30m
    kr 596–1,198

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Copenhagencar car
    11h 54m
    kr 1,605–2,246

Cologne to Denmark by train

Calendar64Weekly Trains
Duration10h 1mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 902Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 680.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 30m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Denmark?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to København H via Hamburg Hbf in around 10h 1m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost kr 550–900 and the journey takes 14h 15m.

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