There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Karlstad by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)DUS - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 13mkr 1,064–3,479Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Copenhagen BusterminalN74
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to JönköpingN32 / ...
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
26h 20mkr 996–2,532Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
17h 35mkr 1,025–2,659Train, night train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)HbfRe
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal station
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
18h 56mkr 1,096–2,416Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)DUS - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 56mkr 1,199–3,329Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)CGN - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 18mkr 1,296–3,496Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)DUS - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 44mkr 1,449–5,219Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)FRA - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 39mkr 1,563–4,385Train to Frankfurt, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)FRA - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
9h 22mkr 1,498–3,935Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)AMS - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
10h 56mkr 1,583–6,099Drive 1,429.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Karlstad1,429.5 km
13h 51mkr 2,449–3,537Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Karlstad
14h 5mkr 3,138–4,433
Cologne to Karlstad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Karlstad is to bus which costs 950 kr - 2600 kr and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Karlstad is to train and fly which takes 8h 13m and costs 1000 kr - 3500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Leverkusen, Copenhagen Busterminal and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Cologne and Karlstad is 1117 km. The road distance is 1429.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 17h 35m and costs 1000 kr - 2700 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Cologne to Karlstad, including transfers.
Cologne to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Karlstad train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Karlstad is to train which takes 17h 35m and costs 1000 kr - 2700 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 950 kr - 2600 kr and takes 26h 20m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Karlstad Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Göteborg Centralstation in around 17h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Karlstad Centralstation via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Copenhagen Busterminal, and Jönköping Bus Station in around 26h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
- 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 75–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–1,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 160–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 240–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–750
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–600
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 270–390
- Comfort
- kr 290–390
- Premium
- kr 470–600
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–490
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–280
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 240–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@mtrx.se
- Website
- mtrx.travel
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–380
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–480
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–450
- Website
- Tågab
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–410
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–240
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–280
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–950
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 290–430
- 1st Class
- kr 550–950
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 280–950
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 280–420
- 1st Class
- kr 550–950
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 180–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 180–270
- 1st Class
- kr 340–600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–420
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- bergslagstaget.se
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–470
- Website
- BT Buss
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Cologne to Karlstad train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Karlstad is 1429 km. It takes approximately 13h 51m to drive from Cologne to Karlstad.
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