There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Lillehammer by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
best- 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 Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lillehammer stasjontrain
6h 39mkr 1,342–3,639Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane CGN - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lillehammer stasjontrain
8h 3mkr 1,198–3,323Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Lillehammer stasjontrain
21h 23mkr 2,605–3,584Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Lillehammer skysstasjonbus
26h 5mkr 1,834–3,295Drive 1,650.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Lillehammercar 1,650.1 km
15h 56mkr 3,434–4,960Train to Frankfurt, fly, 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 Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lillehammer stasjontrain
7h 5mkr 1,682–3,554Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane BRU - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lillehammer stasjontrain
8h 7mkr 1,545–3,334Train via Harburg
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Lillehammer stasjontrain
21h 29mkr 2,639–3,566Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Lillehammercar
16h 10mkr 3,963–5,669
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Lillehammer is to train and fly which costs kr 1500 - kr 3400 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Lillehammer is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs kr 1300 - kr 3700.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Lillehammer. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Lillehammer stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 23m.
The distance between Cologne and Lillehammer is 1198 km. The road distance is 1650.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Lillehammer without a car is to train which takes 21h 23m and costs kr 2600 - kr 3600.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Cologne to Lillehammer, including transfers.
Cologne to Lillehammer train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Lillehammer train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Lillehammer is 1650 km. It takes approximately 15h 56m to drive from Cologne to Lillehammer.
There are 319+ hotels available in Lillehammer.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Lillehammer, Norway?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Lillehammer stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 21h 23m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
- 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 260–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 430–480
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–900
- 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 290–650
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 290–400
- Comfort
- kr 300–410
- Premium
- kr 490–650
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 440–950
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 440–650
- Comfort
- kr 490–700
- Premium
- kr 700–950
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lillehammer stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–380
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Lillehammer stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–500
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lillehammer stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–380
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Oslo S to Lillehammer stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 350–550
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- 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 Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- 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 Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 800–1,200
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 850–1,200
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 850–1,200
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 850–1,200
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 240–350
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–750
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Lillehammer skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–430
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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