There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Karlstad by train, plane, bus, 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 Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane DUS - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 12mkr 1,455–3,268Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
17h 8mkr 2,463–5,048Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Gothenburgbus 173
- Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Säffle tågstationbus 41
- Take the bus from Säffle tågstation to Karlstad busstationbus 800
23h 54mDrive 1,429 km
- Drive from Cologne to Karlstadcar 1,429 km
13h 56mkr 2,596–3,749Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane DUS - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 50mkr 1,469–3,158Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CGN - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 11mkr 1,597–3,595Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane DUS - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 36mkr 1,890–3,824Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane FRA - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 32mkr 1,687–4,636Train to Frankfurt, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane FRA - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 25mkr 1,901–4,726Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane AMS - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 59mkr 1,584–6,386Train 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 Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
11h 47mkr 2,110–4,593Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbftrain S11 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
20h 32mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Karlstadcar
18h 50mkr 3,099–4,432
Cologne to Karlstad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Karlstad is to train and fly which costs 1400 kr - 3300 kr and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Karlstad is to fly and train which takes 8h 11m and costs 1600 kr - 3600 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Karlstad busstation via Essen Hbf, Hanover central bus station, Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal and Säffle tågstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 54m.
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, Mölndal station and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 8m.
The distance between Cologne and Karlstad is 1117 km. The road distance is 1429 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 17h 8m and costs 2400 kr - 5500 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Cologne to Karlstad, including transfers.
Cologne to Karlstad bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis 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 8m and costs 2400 kr - 5500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 54m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Karlstad Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 17h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Karlstad busstation via Südviertel, Essen, Essen Hbf, Hannover Hbf, Hanover central bus station, Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal, and Säffle tågstation in around 23h 54m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–7,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 330–1,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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 420–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–370
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 400–650
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 460–750
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 360–550
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- 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 170–260
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 200–450
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 200–440
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Köpenhamn H to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +46 77 141 43 00
- Website
- vasttrafik.se
Bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Säffle tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 230–550
- Website
- https://www.vasttrafik.se/en/
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Säffle tågstation to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–170
- Website
- https://www.varmlandstrafik.se/
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Karlstad bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Südviertel, Essen 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 56m to drive from Cologne to Karlstad.
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