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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Oslo by train, plane, bus, car ferry, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)planeDUS - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
    4h 54m
    kr 1,129–3,231

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofbusN74
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbusN613
    24h 30m
    kr 862–2,272

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain344
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
    18h 38m
    kr 1,586–3,312

  4. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel HbftrainRe7
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry
    26h 48m
    kr 2,616–6,132

  5. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)planeCGN - OSL
    2. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
    6h 18m
    kr 1,121–2,856

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)planeFRA - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
    5h 20m
    kr 1,376–3,810

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)planeBRU - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
    6h 19m
    kr 1,498–3,523

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)planeAMS - OSL
    4. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
    7h 14m
    kr 1,481–4,486

  9. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain43 / ...
    3. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationnighttrain
    4. Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Oslo Bussterminalbus619 / ...
    20h 10m
    kr 1,364–2,691

  10. Drive 1,474 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Oslocar1,474 km
    13h 49m
    kr 3,187–4,603

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Oslocar
    14h 3m
    kr 3,781–5,395

Cologne to Oslo by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration18h 38mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,586Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Oslo, Norway?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Oslo S via Hamburg Hbf and Göteborg Centralstation in around 18h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Oslo bussterminal via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 24h 30m.

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