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Compare train, coach and flight for Cologne to Flensburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Flensburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £23. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 8m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £23, and a train costs an average of £22.
Distance: 460 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£60 Average Price | £38 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 38m Average total duration Fastest 6h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 2m Average total duration 8h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.5 - 1.1kg 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.
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How to get to Flensburg from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Flensburg is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixTrain+
FlixBus8:149h26Cologne Hbf17:40Flensburg, Bahnhof£481One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixTrain+FlixBus8:149h26Cologne Hbf17:40Flensburg, Bahnhof£481One-way1 change
Fastest
- ICE 618 · 111646:117h30Cologne Hbf13:41Flensburg station£1251One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 206 · 111667:117h31Cologne Hbf14:42Flensburg station£1271One-way1 change
- ICE 2518 · 111646:117h30Cologne Hbf13:41Flensburg station£1541One-way1 change
- ICE 204 · 111709:117h30Cologne Hbf16:41Flensburg station£2121One-way1 change
- FlixBus23:3510h05Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)9:40Flensburg, Bahnhof£531One-way0 changes
- FlixTrain+FlixBus16:1410h11Cologne Hbf2:25Flensburg, Bahnhof£561One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Flensburg:
A coach is £22 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Flensburg costing on average £60.
A coach is £423 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Cologne to Flensburg costing on average £461.
Other travel options to Flensburg take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 8m.
Coach takes on average 8h 32m.
- Around 7 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Flensburg as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Billund Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Flensburg station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Flensburg, Bahnhof.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Flensburg by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Flensburg by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
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