There are 10 ways to get from Malmö to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
4h 40m€83–275Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGNbus N74
15h 15m€76–131Train
- Take the train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
10h 12m€137–207Drive 912 km
- Drive from Malmö to Colognecar 912 km
8h 2m€169–243Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CPH - CGN
5h 51m€94–293Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 39m€130–332Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CPH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 40m€135–341Train via Köpenhamn H
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
11h 5m€114–189Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain 345 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain Flx20
11h 36m€97–146Drive, car train
- Drive from Malmö to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar
12h 49m€227–318
Malmö to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malmö to Cologne is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Malmö to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 4h 40m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Malmö station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmö station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Malmo Centralstation and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Malmö and Cologne is 699 km. The road distance is 912 km.
The best way to get from Malmö to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs €130 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Malmö to Cologne, including transfers.
Malmö to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Malmö to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Malmo Centralstation.
The best way to get from Malmö to Cologne is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs €130 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 15h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €300 and takes 5h 51m.
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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmo Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Malmö to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Malmö to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malmö to Cologne is 912 km. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Malmö to Cologne.
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