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There are 12 ways to get from Karlstad to Cologne by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrømtrain train
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane OSL - DUS
    8h 8m
    €119–305

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

    cheapest
    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
    7h 41m
    €117–304

  3. Train via Gothenburg

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    17h 2m
    €203–431

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstationbus bus 850 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlskoga Bus Station to Gothenburg Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen to Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminalbus bus 600 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus bus N74
    25h 39m
    €131–321

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    18h 3m
    €223–436

  6. 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
    7h 46m
    €131–313

  7. 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
    8h 25m
    €157–306

  8. 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 to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h 12m
    €164–389

  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 Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    10h 12m
    €146–404

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Alvesta stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Alvesta station to Köpenhamn Htrain train
    3. Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ece / ...
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    17h 18m
    €260–505

  11. Drive 1,430.9 km

    1. Drive from Karlstad to Colognecar car 1,430.9 km
    13h 53m
    €228–330

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Karlstad to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    3. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    18h 10m
    €282–394

Karlstad to Cologne by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration17h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€203Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Göteborg Centralstation, Malmo C, and Hamburg Hbf in around 17h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlstad busstation to Köln via Karlskoga Bus Station, Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalen, Dybbølsbro fjernbussterminal, Copenhagen Busterminal, and Dusseldorf Central Bus Station in around 25h 39m.

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