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

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

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  1. Train, bus

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    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus bus 172
    3. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Skagen Stationtrain train 75
    14h 27m
    kr 674–974

  2. Train, bus via Kolding

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train train Ece / ...
    3. Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus bus 353 / ...
    4. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Skagen Stationtrain train 75
    14h 30m
    kr 970–2,172

  3. Drive  959.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Skagencar car 959.4 km
    8h 42m
    kr 1,325–1,914

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Aalborg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane plane DUS - AAL
    3. Take the train from Lindholm St. to Skagen Stationtrain train
    9h 1m
    kr 1,223–3,451

  5. Train, bus via Flensburg

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburgtrain train Re7
    3. Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus bus 172
    4. Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train train Ic / ...
    5. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Skagen Stationtrain train 75
    14h 44m
    kr 992–2,474

  6. Train, bus via Hanover

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus bus 172
    3. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Skagen Stationtrain train 75
    15h 31m
    kr 896–1,576

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus bus 172
    3. Take the bus from Aalborg St. to Frederikshavn St.bus bus 73 / ...
    18h 40m
    kr 687–1,019

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aalborg Airport

    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 Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane plane AMS - AAL
    4. Take the train from Lindholm St. to Skagen Stationtrain train
    9h 18m
    kr 1,298–3,394

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane DUS - GOT
    3. Take the carferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry car ferry
    10h 58m
    kr 820–3,063

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane FRA - GOT
    3. Take the carferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry car ferry
    10h 59m
    kr 1,019–3,849

Cologne to Skagen by train, foot, and bus

Calendar9Weekly Services
Duration14h 27mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 674Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,027.8 km
  • Duration: 14h 27m

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

You can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Skagen Station via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Aalborg St., Frederikshavn St., and Frederikshavn St. in around 18h 40m.

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