There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Trondheim by train, plane, night train, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane DUS - TRD
7h 1mkr 1,120–3,711Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trondheim (TRD)plane CGN - TRD
8h 5mkr 730–3,470Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Goteborg Cnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Oslo Bussterminalbus 633 / ...
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain F6
28h 46mBus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 380 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gatebus
31h 8mDrive 1,951.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Trondheimcar 1,951.6 km
20h 25mkr 3,877–5,600Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trondheim (TRD)plane FRA - TRD
6h 12mkr 1,635–4,778Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane AMS - TRD
8h 4mkr 1,301–4,426Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Ctrain Ic
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien stationtrain
- Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim Strain R71
30h 45mkr 2,846–5,373Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien stationtrain
- Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim Strain R71
31h 33mkr 2,823–5,318Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Trondheimcar
25h 20mkr 4,285–6,212
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to train and fly which costs kr 1300 - kr 4500 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs kr 1600 - kr 4800.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Trondheim. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Olav Kyrres gate via Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Trondheim. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Trondheim S via Hamburg Hbf, Malmö, Centralstation and Storlien station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 45m.
The distance between Cologne and Trondheim is 1458 km. The road distance is 1951.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Trondheim without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 28h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Cologne to Trondheim, including transfers.
Cologne to Trondheim bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Trondheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to bus which takes 31h 8m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs kr 700 - kr 3500 and takes 8h 5m, you could also train, which costs kr 2800 - kr 5500 and takes 30h 45m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Trondheim, Norway?
You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Olav Kyrres gate via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 31h 8m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trondheim (TRD) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
- 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 95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
- 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 170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Goteborg C
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–190
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–200
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- 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 190–430
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo C
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Trondheim bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Cologne to Trondheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Trondheim is 1952 km. It takes approximately 20h 25m to drive from Cologne to Trondheim.
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