Copenhagen to Cologne by train
Travel from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Cologne (Germany) by train (645km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel from Copenhagen to Cologne by train, read the following information. You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Copenhagen (Denmark) - Cologne (Germany)
- 2Copenhagen (Denmark) - Hamburg (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
645 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Copenhagen to Cologne, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Copenhagen / Copenhagen - Düsseldorf / Copenhagen - Frankfurt am Main / Copenhagen - Hamburg / Copenhagen - Hanover / Copenhagen - Leipzig / Copenhagen - Munich / Copenhagen - Nuremberg / Copenhagen - Stuttgart1 Copenhagen (Denmark) - Cologne (Germany)
1a Travelling from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Cologne (Germany)
To travel from Denmark to Germany by train, use one of the daily connections which usually runs via Hamburg. Please use the following booking links to find schedules and ticket prices. The "Europe Special" price of Deutsche Bahn is available from EUR 39. As earlier you book, as cheaper the prices are.
If you want to include a night train, there is currently only one IC train travelling overnight from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Hamburg (Germany). In 2021 a new line will open from Stockholm via Copenhagen to Hamburg and Berlin.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 301 Malmö - Berlin / ST1 Stockholm - Berlin
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / DSB Danske Statsbaner
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Copenhagen / Copenhagen - Berlin / Copenhagen - Bremen / Copenhagen - Dresden / Copenhagen - Frankfurt am Main / Copenhagen - Hamburg / Copenhagen - Hanover / Copenhagen - Leipzig / Copenhagen - Munich / Copenhagen - Stuttgart
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Copenhagen (Denmark) - Hamburg (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Hamburg (Germany)
Travel from Copenhagen to Hamburg by direct InterCity train. The journey time is 4:36 hours. Train tickets are available from EUR 29. There are at least three direct connections daily.
Departure of the direct trains in Copenhagen ("Koebenhavn H") at 07:26, 11:26 and 15:26.
Arrival in Hamburg ("Hamburg Hbf") at 12:02, 16:02 and 20:02.
Find train tickets and train schedules via the booking links.
The trains which includes a ferry crossing from Rødby (Denmark) to Puttgarden (Germany) does not run anymore.
Where to buy a ticket from Copenhagen to Hamburg?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Regional Express (RE) / EuroCity (EC) / InterCityLyn (Lyn) / InterCity (IC)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Hamburg - Copenhagen
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Hamburg (Germany) to Cologne (Germany)
Travel from Hamburg to Cologne by train. The train ticket price starts at 17,90 EUR. The journey time is 3:45 hours. There are more than 20 daily train connections. The first train departs at 04:30. The last train departure is at 20:45. You will travel by ICE (Intercity Express) high-speed-train.
Optionally travel by Flixtrain with ticket prices starting at 9,90 EUR. The journey time is 4 hours with two daily train connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Hamburg to Cologne?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Hamburg
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Do you have questions about the connection between Copenhagen and Cologne? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
