There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Kalmar by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kalmar Öland Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane DUS - KLR
7h 19mkr 2,621–5,027Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane CGN - KLR
9h 5mkr 1,219–5,565Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to København Htrain Rj
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
14h 38mkr 1,761–3,255Bus
- 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
23h 18mDrive 1,190.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kalmarcar 1,190.2 km
11h 16mkr 2,438–3,522Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kalmar Öland Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane FRA - KLR
8h 10mkr 2,205–6,587Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
8h 57mkr 1,471–3,927Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane DUS - GOT
- Take the bus from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Boråsbus
- Take the train from Borås Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
9h 24mkr 1,301–3,777Train
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Hässleholm Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
15h 28mkr 1,423–2,378Train #2
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lund Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
15h 29mkr 2,004–3,098
Cologne to Kalmar by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kalmar is to train which costs 1400 kr - 2400 kr and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kalmar is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs 2600 kr - 5500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Copenhagen Busterminal, Ljungby busstation and Växjö station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 18m.
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-Altona and Köpenhamn H. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 38m.
The distance between Cologne and Kalmar is 927 km. The road distance is 1190.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kalmar without a car is to train via Copenhagen which takes 14h 38m and costs 1700 kr - 3300 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Cologne to Kalmar, including transfers.
Cologne to Kalmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
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 via Copenhagen which takes 14h 38m and costs 1700 kr - 3300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 18m, you could also fly, which costs 1200 kr - 6000 kr and takes 9h 5m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kalmar, Sweden?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Hamburg-Altona, København H, and Köpenhamn H in around 14h 38m. 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 23h 18m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–4,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Billund, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Zurich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Zurich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
- 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 800–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 290–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg-Altona to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 433
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–600
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Lund Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 470–800
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 200–370
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Borås Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–420
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 857
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lund C
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 764
- Website
- Snälltåget
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Ljungby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–350
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Borås
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 110–130
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Bus from Växjö station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Borås
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–200
- Website
- Vy Buss
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Kalmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Cologne to Kalmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kalmar is 1190 km. It takes approximately 11h 16m to drive from Cologne to Kalmar.
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