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

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Malmö by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    4h 52m
    kr 1,020–3,339

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminalbus bus N74
    16h 1m
    kr 809–1,487

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    10h 48m
    kr 1,478–3,491

  4. Drive  912.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Malmöcar car 912.4 km
    8h 8m
    kr 1,691–2,442

  5. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane CGN - CPH
    5h 58m
    kr 1,012–3,585

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    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 58m
    kr 1,440–4,365

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    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
    6h 8m
    kr 1,493–4,108

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane AMS - CPH
    7h 4m
    kr 1,154–3,996

  9. Train via Köpenhamn H

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain train Ece / ...
    3. Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstationtrain train
    10h 50m
    kr 1,363–3,521

  10. Train via Malmö Syd Svaagertorp station

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Syd Svaagertorp stationtrain train 344
    15h 3m
    kr 1,066–1,569

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Malmöcar car
    12h 19m
    kr 2,305–3,241

Cologne to Malmö by train

Calendar22Weekly Trains
Duration10h 48mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,478Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 706.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 52m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Malmo Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf in around 10h 48m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost kr 750–1,200 and the journey takes 13h.

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