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There are 14 ways to get from Karlstad to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GOT - DUS
    8h 48m
    €111–308

  2. Train, bus via Gothenburg

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    19h 53m
    €177–301

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Norrköping Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Norrköping to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N32
    3. Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus
    26h 17m

  4. Drive 1,430.9 km

    1. Drive from Karlstad to Colognecar car 1,430.9 km
    13h 53m
    €228–328

  5. Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ARN - CGN
    8h 7m
    €121–319

  6. Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GOT - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain train
    8h 47m
    €144–371

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

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain train
    2. Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain train
    3. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane OSL - DUS
    9h 57m
    €115–319

  8. Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ARN - DUS
    9h 27m
    €146–331

  9. Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane GOT - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    10h 26m
    €138–388

  10. Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain train
    2. Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain train
    3. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane OSL - FRA
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain train
    9h 56m
    €153–352

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Hallsberg station to Hamburg Hbftrain train 345
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Uelzentrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Uelzen to Hannover Hbftrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus bus
    6. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    21h 7m
    €238–471

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Hallsberg station to Hamburg Hbftrain train 345
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bad Bentheimtrain train
    4. Take the train from Rheine to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    22h 5m

  13. Train via Gothenburg

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bad Bentheimtrain train
    4. Take the train from Rheine to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    22h 16m

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Karlstad to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar car
    14h 6m
    €292–403

Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

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Duration2h 57mAverage Duration
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Norrköping Bus Station, Norrköping, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Masurenallee - Berlin in around 26h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Koeln Hbf via Hallsberg station, Hamburg Hbf, Bad Bentheim, and Rheine in around 22h 5m.

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