There are 11 ways to get from Kalmar to Cologne by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Kalmar Öland Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KLR - DUS
7h 20m€185–372Fly Kalmar Öland Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KLR - CGN
7h 57m€86–333Train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
14h 15m€179–363Bus
- Take the bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö stationbus
- Take the bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstationbus 145 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljungby to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus
23h 3m€93–166Drive 1,189.9 km
- Drive from Kalmar to Colognecar 1,189.9 km
11h 11m€190–275Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
8h 15m€152–348Train, bus to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Borås Centralstationtrain
- Take the bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplatsbus
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GOT - DUS
8h 39m€127–311Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
8h 42m€199–433Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
14h 19m€235–440Train via Sprötze
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbftrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Tostedttrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Tostedt to Köln Hbftrain Drf
16h 5mDrive, car train
- Drive from Kalmar to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar
15h 22m€253–352
Kalmar to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kalmar to Cologne is to bus which costs €90 - €170 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kalmar to Cologne is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €180 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Kalmar station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Växjö station, Ljungby, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Kalmar station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Köln Hbf via Malmo C and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
The distance between Kalmar and Cologne is 918 km. The road distance is 1189.9 km.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 14h 15m and costs €170 - €370.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Kalmar to Cologne, including transfers.
Kalmar to Cologne bus services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
Kalmar to Cologne train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Cologne is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €180 - €380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €370 and takes 14h 15m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 23h 3m.
What companies run services between Kalmar, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines and Eurowings fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köln Hbf via Malmo C and Hamburg Hbf in around 14h 15m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm, Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Stockholm, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Tostedt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Borås Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Tostedt
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Växjö station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- kundcenter@lanstrafikenkron.se
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Växjö station to Ljungby busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljungby to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Borås Centralstation to Landvetter flygplats
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Kalmar to Cologne bus services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Växjö station.
Kalmar to Cologne train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Malmö, Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Kalmar to Cologne is 1190 km. It takes approximately 11h 11m to drive from Kalmar to Cologne.
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