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How to get fromCologne to Trondheimby train, plane, bus, night train, car or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Trondheim by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD)planeDUS - TRD
    7h 30m
    kr 1,124–3,893

  2. 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
    4. Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim StrainF6
    26h 16m
    kr 2,141–4,514

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofbusN74
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
    3. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gatebus
    33h 12m
    kr 1,713–3,438

  4. Train, night train

    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 Helsingborg Cnighttrain
    4. Take the night train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Storlien stationnighttrainNt
    5. Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim StrainR71
    33h 47m
    kr 1,963–3,627

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trondheim (TRD)planeFRA - TRD
    6h 42m
    kr 1,461–4,427

  6. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trondheim (TRD)planeCGN - TRD
    10h 50m
    kr 2,216–3,417

  7. 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 Trondheim (TRD)planeAMS - TRD
    8h 31m
    kr 1,676–5,148

  8. Drive 1,951.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Trondheimcar1,951.6 km
    20h 17m
    kr 4,212–6,083

  9. 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 Trondheimcar
    20h 31m
    kr 4,881–6,794

Cologne to Trondheim by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration26h 16mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,141Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Trondheim, Norway?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Trondheim S via Hamburg Hbf, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 26h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Olav Kyrres gate via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 33h 12m.

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