City to city
Copenhagen to Berlin by train
København H → Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 7h 37m
- Typical
- ≈ 8h 18m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- DSB, FlixTrain-eu, Dänische Staatsbahnen, DB Fernverkehr AG
Trains link Copenhagen (København H) and Berlin (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) in about 7h 37m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Copenhagen to Berlin take?
The fastest trains cover Copenhagen to Berlin in about 7h 37m; a typical journey takes around 8h 18m.
Is there a direct train from Copenhagen to Berlin?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Copenhagen to Berlin?
A typical flight works out roughly 4h 40m quicker door to door (about 4h against 8h 40m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 8h 40m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~15 kg train · ~48 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Copenhagen or Berlin
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- ICE Hamburg → Berlin
- Lyntog Copenhagen–Aarhus Copenhagen → Aarhus
- ICE Berlin → Cologne
Sleepers too: night trains from Berlin.
More trains from Copenhagen
- Copenhagen → Malmö ≈ 39 min · direct
- Copenhagen → Gothenburg ≈ 3h 06m · direct
- Copenhagen → Stockholm ≈ 5h 10m
- Copenhagen → Hamburg ≈ 5h 14m · direct
- Copenhagen → Oslo ≈ 7h
More train routes in Germany · Denmark.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.