There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Trondheim by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane DUS - TRD
7h 28mkr 1,309–4,534Train, bus
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain 344
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Oslo Bussterminalbus 675 / ...
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain F6
28h 43mkr 2,145–3,778Bus
- 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 8mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö, Centralstation to Trondheim Snighttrain Nt
30h 26mkr 3,103–7,940Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trondheim (TRD)plane CGN - TRD
9h 4mkr 1,440–6,288Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trondheim (TRD)plane FRA - TRD
6h 29mkr 2,238–5,880Train, 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 17mkr 1,725–6,090Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Malmö Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien stationtrain 24
- Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim Strain R71
31hkr 3,090–7,361Drive 1,951.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Trondheimcar 1,951.6 km
20h 26mkr 3,913–5,652Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Trondheimcar
25h 20mkr 4,288–6,216
Cologne to Trondheim by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to fly which costs kr 1300 - kr 4600 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to train and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs kr 2200 - kr 6000.
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, Köpenhamn H and Malmö, Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 26m.
The distance between Cologne and Trondheim is 1449 km. The road distance is 1951.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Trondheim without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 43m and costs kr 2100 - kr 3800.
It takes approximately 7h 28m 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 fly which takes 7h 28m and costs kr 1300 - kr 4600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 8m, you could also train, which costs kr 3000 - kr 7500 and takes 31h.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Trondheim, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,300
- 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 950–4,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–550
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 60–100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–200
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 340–470
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 140–200
- Website
- Sj Nord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–1,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,600
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 45–75
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Malmö C
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–130
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–250
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,600
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–380
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
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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-Altona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Trondheim is 1952 km. It takes approximately 20h 26m to drive from Cologne to Trondheim.
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