There are 13 ways to get from Karlstad to Cologne by train, plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GOT - DUS
7h 40m€103–317Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Take the train from Hallsberg station to Köpenhamn H
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg HbfEce / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf43 / ...
16h 30m€138–293Bus
- Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstation850 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlskoga Bus Station to Gothenburg Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal600 / ...
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to LeverkusenN74
26h€113–287Train, night train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Take the night train from Molndal station to Hamburg HbfNt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
19h 31m€113–225Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)OSL - DUS
8h 41m€118–320Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ARN - CGN
7h 34m€119–329Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Frankfurt (FRA)GOT - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
7h 51m€137–403Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ARN - DUS
8h 18m€139–496Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)OSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
9h 1m€132–376Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)GOT - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
10h 24m€147–453Train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf43 / ...
18h 3m€107–266Drive 1,430.9 km
- Drive from Karlstad to Cologne1,430.9 km
13h 47m€228–329Drive, car train
- Drive from Karlstad to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Cologne
14h€292–404
Karlstad to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Cologne is to train and night train which costs €110 - €230 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Karlstad to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlstad station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Karlstad busstation and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Karlskoga Bus Station, Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen, Copenhagen Busterminal and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
No, there is no direct train from Karlstad station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Centralstation and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hallsberg station, København H and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Karlstad and Cologne is 1115 km. The road distance is 1430.9 km.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Cologne without a car is to train via Copenhagen which takes 16h 30m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Karlstad to Cologne, including transfers.
Karlstad to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Karlstad busstation.
Karlstad to Cologne train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Karlstad Centralstation.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Cologne is to train via Copenhagen which takes 16h 30m and costs €130 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €290 and takes 26h.
What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Hallsberg station, Köpenhamn H, København H, and Hamburg Hbf in around 16h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlstad busstation to Köln Heumarkt via Karlskoga Bus Station, Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen, Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal, Copenhagen Busterminal, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 26h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hallsberg station to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Tågab
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@mtrx.se
- Website
- mtrx.travel
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Karlskoga Bus Station to Gothenburg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Värmlandstrafik
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Karlstad to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Karlskoga busstation.
Karlstad to Cologne train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Hallsberg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlstad to Cologne is 1431 km. It takes approximately 13h 47m to drive from Karlstad to Cologne.
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