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There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Norway by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train

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    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane DUS - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    5h 14m
    kr 857–2,842

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    18h 15m
    kr 2,126–2,766

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    22h 41m

  4. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry car ferry
    27h
    kr 3,306–6,409

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Stavanger Airport, Sola

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane plane DUS - SVG
    7h 15m
    kr 1,406–4,971

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bergen

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bergen (BGO)plane plane FRA - BGO
    5h 41m
    kr 1,675–4,102

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane FRA - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    5h 21m
    kr 1,541–3,563

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Stavanger Airport, Sola

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane plane AMS - SVG
    7h 14m
    kr 1,804–4,898

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bergen

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bergen (BGO)plane plane AMS - BGO
    7h 29m
    kr 1,389–4,208

  10. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane AMS - KRS
    7h 32m
    kr 1,479–4,618

  11. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Mölndal stationtrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    18h 15m
    kr 2,125–2,765

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train 344
    3. Take the bus from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Oslo Bussterminalbus bus 675 / ...
    19h 24m
    kr 2,328–4,110

  13. Drive  1,474 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Oslocar car 1,474 km
    13h 55m
    kr 3,608–5,211

Cologne to Norway by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration18h 15mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,126Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,131.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 14m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Norway?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Oslo S via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 18h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Oslo bussterminal via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 22h 41m.

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