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How to get fromCologne to Rødbyby train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane

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

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  1. Train, bus, car ferry via Lübeck

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain train Re8
    3. Take the bus from Lübeck to Heiligenhafenbus bus N05
    4. Take the car ferry from Puttgarden to Rodbycarferry car ferry
    8h 29m
    kr 1,034–3,716

  2. Train, bus, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgardenbus bus 173 / ...
    3. Take the car ferry from Puttgarden to Rodbycarferry car ferry
    8h 53m
    kr 966–3,587

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Osnabrück Hannoversche Straßebus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Osnabrück central train station to Puttgardenbus bus N110
    13h 5m

  4. Drive 901.8 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Rødbycar car 901.8 km
    8h 23m
    kr 1,211–1,750

  5. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport, bus, car ferry

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane DUS - HAM
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgardenbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Puttgarden to Rodbycarferry car ferry
    8h 1m
    kr 1,058–2,970

  6. Train, bus, car ferry via Amshausen

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Rheda-Wiedenbruecktrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Puttgardenbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Puttgarden to Rodbycarferry car ferry
    13h 45m

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane FRA - HAM
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgardenbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Puttgarden to Rodbycarferry car ferry
    8h 16m
    kr 1,167–3,471

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    2. Take the train from København H to Nykøbing F St.train train
    8h 6m
    kr 993–2,810

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, bus, car ferry

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CGN - BER
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Puttgardenbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Puttgarden to Rodbycarferry car ferry
    10h 41m
    kr 1,042–3,035

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train

    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
    3. Take the train from København H to Nykøbing F St.train train
    8h 22m
    kr 1,402–3,411

  11. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Hamburg Airport, bus, car ferry

    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 Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane AMS - HAM
    4. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgardenbus bus
    5. Take the car ferry from Puttgarden to Rodbycarferry car ferry
    11h 23m
    kr 1,410–4,324

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration55 minAverage Duration
Ticketkr 583Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 616 km
  • Duration: 8h 29m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Rødby, Denmark?

You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Hagelundsvej via Osnabrück Hannoversche Straße, Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Osnabrück central train station, Puttgarden, and Rødby Færge St. in around 13h 5m.

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