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How to get fromCologne to Roskildeby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Roskilde by train, plane, bus, night train, 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
    5h 42m
    kr 659–2,197

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminalbus bus N74
    14h 49m
    kr 537–897

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Ringsted St.train train Rj
    9h 58m
    kr 836–1,698

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Høje Taastrup stationnighttrain night train Nt
    12h
    kr 672–1,416

  5. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane CGN - CPH
    6h 53m
    kr 691–2,408

  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
    5h 43m
    kr 959–2,893

  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 53m
    kr 1,015–2,757

  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 47m
    kr 785–2,540

  9. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly

    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
    9h 25m
    kr 683–2,463

  10. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Ringsted St.train train Ece / ...
    10h 3m
    kr 828–1,681

  11. Drive  845.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Roskildecar car 845.7 km
    7h 31m
    kr 1,171–1,692

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Roskildecar car
    12h 14m
    kr 1,556–2,148

Cologne to Roskilde by train

Calendar29Weekly Trains
Duration9h 58mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 836Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 715.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 42m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Roskilde St. via Hamburg-Altona and Ringsted St. in around 9h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost kr 500–800 and the journey takes 13h.

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