There are 9 ways to get from Hirtshals to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AAL - DUS
7h 24m€147–454Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 172
- Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain
13h 44m€74–122Train, bus via Kolding
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus stationbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
13h 15m€129–464Drive 926.3 km
- Drive from Hirtshals to Colognecar 926.3 km
7h 55m€165–239Train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane AAL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 8m€159–408Train, bus to Aarhus Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus Htrain
- Take the bus from Aarhus Banegårdsplads/Banegårdspladsen to Aarhus Lufthavnbus
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AAR - DUS
10h 25m€159–426Train, bus via Aarhus
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus Htrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 172
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
13h 27m€139–447Bus
- Take the bus from Hjørring St. to Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Pladsbus
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 172
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus
18h 47m€77–133Drive, car train
- Drive from Hirtshals to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar
12h 12m€212–292
Hirtshals to Cologne by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hirtshals to Cologne is to train and bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Hirtshals to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €140 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Hirtshals to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Hjørring St. and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Aalborg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 47m.
The distance between Hirtshals and Cologne is 793 km. The road distance is 926.3 km.
The best way to get from Hirtshals to Cologne without a car is to train and bus via Kolding which takes 13h 15m and costs €120 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Hirtshals to Cologne, including transfers.
Hirtshals to Cologne bus services, operated by Nordjyllands Trafikselskab, depart from Hjørring St. station.
Hirtshals to Cologne bus services, operated by Nordjyllands Trafikselskab, arrive at Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Plads station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hirtshals to Cologne is 926 km. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Hirtshals to Cologne.
There are 1817+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Hirtshals, Denmark and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Hirtshals St. to Köln Heumarkt via Hjørring St., Hjørring St., Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Plads, Aalborg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 18h 47m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Lindholm St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aalborg St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 70 21 02 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midttrafik
Bus from Aarhus Banegårdsplads/Banegårdspladsen to Aarhus Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- Midttrafik
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Bus from Hjørring St. to Aalborg St. / John F. Kennedys Plads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
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