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

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There are 10 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 40m
    €83–275
  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N74
    15h 15m
    €76–131
  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    10h 12m
    €137–207
  4. Drive  912 km

    1. Drive from Malmö to Colognecar car 912 km
    8h 2m
    €169–243
  5. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane CPH - CGN
    5h 51m
    €94–293
  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 39m
    €130–332
  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 40m
    €135–341
  8. Train via Köpenhamn H

    1. Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain train
    2. Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altonatrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    11h 5m
    €114–189
  9. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain train 345 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    11h 36m
    €97–146
  10. 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 49m
    €227–318

Malmö to Cologne by train

Calendar13Weekly Trains
Duration10h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€137Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Malmo Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 10h 12m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGN once daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 12h 50m.

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