There are 7 ways to get from Dortmund to Kolding by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding St.train Rj
6h 45mkr 594–1,239Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
9h 5mkr 400–600Drive 570.9 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Koldingcar 570.9 km
4h 47mkr 791–1,142Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane DUS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminalbus
8h 9mkr 1,009–3,091Train via Harburg
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Koldingtrain 304
6h 56mkr 417–1,529Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding St.train
7h 12mkr 826–2,598Train to Frankfurt, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane FRA - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminalbus
7h 36mkr 1,342–3,223
Dortmund to Kolding by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Kolding is to bus which costs 400 kr - 600 kr and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Kolding is to drive which takes 4h 47m and costs 750 kr - 1200 kr.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dortmund central bus station station and arriving at Kolding bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Kolding. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Kolding St. via Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 45m.
The distance between Dortmund and Kolding is 606 km. The road distance is 570.9 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Kolding without a car is to train which takes 6h 45m and costs 550 kr - 1300 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Dortmund to Kolding, including transfers.
Dortmund to Kolding bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
Dortmund to Kolding train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Kolding is to train which takes 6h 45m and costs 550 kr - 1300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 400 kr - 600 kr and takes 9h 5m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Kolding, Denmark?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Kolding St. via Hamburg-Altona in around 6h 45m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kolding bus station once daily. Tickets cost kr 400–600 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 153
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 153
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–260
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–260
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 172
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 172
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–550
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–280
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Kolding
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 220–600
- Website
- Snälltåget
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 55–80
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 55–80
- Website
- Sydtrafik
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Booking & Getting There
Dortmund to Kolding bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Dortmund to Kolding train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Kolding is 571 km. It takes approximately 4h 47m to drive from Dortmund to Kolding.
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