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How to get fromMalmö to Cologneby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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

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  1. Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CPH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    4h 55m
    €101–339

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus bus N74
    17h 10m
    €80–144

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    10h 19m
    €133–428

  4. Drive 912 km

    1. Drive from Malmö to Colognecar car 912 km
    8h 3m
    €147–212

  5. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane CPH - CGN
    6h 29m
    €92–332

  6. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPH - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 18m
    €150–430

  7. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane CPH - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 53m
    €147–475

  8. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane CPH - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 23m
    €118–363

  9. Train via Köpenhamn H

    1. Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain train
    2. Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain train Rj / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 18m
    €134–492

  10. Train via Copenhagen Lufthavn

    1. Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbftrain train 345 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    12h 30m
    €104–168

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Malmö to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain train
    3. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    12h 14m
    €209–289

Malmö to Cologne by train

Calendar27Weekly Trains
Duration10h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€133Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 704.6 km
  • Duration: 4h 55m

What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Malmo C to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 10h 19m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €65–120 and the journey takes 13h 45m.

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