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Compare train and coach for Cologne to Aarhus
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Aarhus among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £63 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 9h 6m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.6kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £63, while a train costs an average of £81.
Distance: 619 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£81 Average Price | £63 Average Price Cheapest |
9h 6m Average total duration Fastest 8h 36m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 6m Average total duration 10h 36m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.6 - 1.5kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Aarhus
How to get to Aarhus from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Aarhus is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixTrain+FlixBus16:1415h26Cologne Hbf7:40Aarhus, Rutebilstationen£471One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixTrain+FlixBus16:1415h26Cologne Hbf7:40Aarhus, Rutebilstationen£471One-way1 change
Fastest
- ICE 1022 · ECE 394 · IC 236110:148h54Cologne Hbf19:08Aarhus Hovedbanegård£1691One-way2 changes
Other options
- ICE 202 · 11172 · IC 5762 · ICL 6711:119h27Cologne Hbf20:38Aarhus Hovedbanegård£811One-way3 changes
- ICE 204 · 11168 · IC 5760 · ICL 599:119h27Cologne Hbf18:38Aarhus Hovedbanegård£811One-way3 changes
- ICE 616 · RJ 384 · IC 23538:118h57Cologne Hbf17:08Aarhus Hovedbanegård£1441One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus16:0515h35Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)7:40Aarhus, Rutebilstationen£471One-way1 change
- FlixTrain+FlixBus9:0111h24Cologne Hbf20:25Aarhus, Rutebilstationen£831One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Aarhus:
A coach is £12 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Aarhus costing on average £102.
Other travel options to Aarhus take longer:
Coach takes on average 13h 15m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Aarhus as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Aarhus Hovedbanegård.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Aarhus, Rutebilstationen.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Aarhus by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Aarhus by coach.
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