There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Kalmar by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kalmar Öland Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane DUS - KLR
7h 5mkr 2,020–5,009Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane CGN - KLR
10h 19mkr 1,030–4,170Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
15h 1mkr 1,925–4,295Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Ljungbybus 602
- Take the bus from Ljungby busstation to Växjö stationbus 145 / ...
- Take the bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationbus
25h 8mkr 1,232–2,190Drive 1,190.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kalmarcar 1,190.2 km
11h 15mkr 2,059–2,975Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
8h 42mkr 1,695–3,724Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane DUS - GOT
- Take the bus from Landvetter flygplats to Borås Centralstationbus
- Take the train from Borås Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
9h 12mkr 1,410–3,309Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
15h 1mkr 2,025–4,845Train via Hässleholm
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Tostedttrain Drf
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Hässleholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
17h 45mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kalmarcar
15h 26mkr 2,685–3,712
Cologne to Kalmar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kalmar is to bus which costs 1200 kr - 2200 kr and takes 25h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kalmar is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs 2000 kr - 5000 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Hamburg Hbf and Malmö, Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
The distance between Cologne and Kalmar is 921 km. The road distance is 1190.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kalmar without a car is to train which takes 15h 1m and costs 1900 kr - 4300 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Cologne to Kalmar, including transfers.
Cologne to Kalmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kalmar is to train which takes 15h 1m and costs 1900 kr - 4300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1200 kr - 2200 kr and takes 25h 8m, you could also fly, which costs 1000 kr - 4200 kr and takes 10h 19m.
Cologne to Kalmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kalmar is 1190 km. It takes approximately 11h 15m to drive from Cologne to Kalmar.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kalmar, Sweden?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Hamburg Hbf and Malmö, Centralstation in around 15h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Copenhagen Busterminal, Ljungby, Ljungby busstation, and Växjö station in around 25h 8m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–4,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Hamburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–4,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Zurich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–8,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Vienna, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–8,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–8,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Zurich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–8,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Vienna, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–8,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–8,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Tostedt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Borås Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 410–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–700
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Ljungby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Landvetter flygplats to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- kundcenter@lanstrafikenkron.se
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Ljungby busstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–120
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 220–410
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Landvetter flygplats to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 80–150
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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