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There are 13 ways to get from Karlstad to Cologne by train, plane, bus, 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 Lillestrøm stasjontrain train
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane OSL - DUS
    8h 10m
    €127–303

  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 46m
    €107–304

  3. 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 Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    17h 49m
    €207–406

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Norrköping Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Norrköping to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus
    23h 29m

  5. Drive 1,430.9 km

    1. Drive from Karlstad to Colognecar car 1,430.9 km
    13h 53m
    €232–335

  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 45m
    €122–335

  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 24m
    €142–328

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

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm stasjontrain train
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane OSL - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h 47m
    €169–384

  9. 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 18m
    €154–415

  10. 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 16m
    €132–416

  11. 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 Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    18h 1m
    €199–417

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Nässjö Central Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Nassjo C to Hamburg-Altonatrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    18h 30m
    €202–392

  13. 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
    €295–408

Karlstad to Cologne by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration17h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€207Cheapest 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 Hallsberg station and Hamburg Hbf in around 17h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Norrköping Bus Station, Norrköping, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hamburg, Essen Hbf, and Südviertel, Essen in around 23h 29m.

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