There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Stavanger by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane DUS - SVG
6h 47mkr 926–3,950Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Stavangercarferry
20h 5mkr 3,084–5,325Train
- 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 Stavanger stasjontrain F5
27h 31mkr 1,865–3,645Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminalbus
31h 11mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane FRA - SVG
5h 23mkr 1,548–4,265Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane AMS - SVG
7h 14mkr 1,810–5,043Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane BRU - SVG
8h 27mkr 1,457–3,984
Cologne to Stavanger by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Stavanger is to train and fly which costs kr 1500 - kr 4300 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Stavanger is to train and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs kr 1500 - kr 4300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Stavanger. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Stavanger bussterminal via Essen Hbf, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Stavanger. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Stavanger stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 31m.
The distance between Cologne and Stavanger is 914 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stavanger without a car is to train which takes 27h 31m and costs kr 1800 - kr 3700.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Cologne to Stavanger, including transfers.
Cologne to Stavanger bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Stavanger train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stavanger is to train which takes 27h 31m and costs kr 1800 - kr 3700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 11m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Stavanger, Norway?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Stavanger stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 27h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Stavanger bussterminal via Südviertel, Essen, Essen Hbf, Hamburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 31h 11m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,000
- 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 80–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 340–800
- 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 290–410
- Comfort
- kr 300–420
- Premium
- kr 490–650
- 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
- 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 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
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
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–750
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 300–440
- 1st Class
- kr 550–1,000
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 190–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 190–290
- 1st Class
- kr 360–600
- 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
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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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 550–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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Cologne to Stavanger bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Südviertel, Essen station.
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