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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain 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
    4h 54m
    kr 1,034–3,307

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane plane DUS - SVG
    6h 47m
    kr 974–3,747

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train 344
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    18h 41m
    kr 1,555–2,846

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    22h 28m

  5. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry car ferry
    26h 47m
    kr 2,580–5,846

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane DUS - KRS
    7h 17m
    kr 1,304–4,267

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Stavanger Airport, Sola

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane plane FRA - SVG
    5h 23m
    kr 1,667–5,162

  8. 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 20m
    kr 1,377–3,422

  9. 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 Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane plane AMS - SVG
    7h 14m
    kr 1,794–5,139

  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 Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane AMS - KRS
    7h 35m
    kr 1,474–5,459

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Mölndal stationtrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Oslo Bussterminalbus bus 619 / ...
    18h 54m
    kr 1,332–2,247

  12. Drive 1,474 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Oslocar car 1,474 km
    13h 55m
    kr 3,051–4,406

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Oslocar car
    14h 10m
    kr 3,661–5,166

Cologne to Svalbard by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration18h 41mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,555Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Svalbard?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Oslo S via Hamburg Hbf and Göteborg Centralstation in around 18h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Oslo bussterminal via Südviertel, Essen, Essen Hbf, Hannover Hbf, Hanover central bus station, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 22h 28m.

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