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There are 13 ways to get from Norway to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car ferry, night train, car, or car train

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain train
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane OSL - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    5h 28m
    €101–294
  2. Fly Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane SVG - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 4m
    €91–359
  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Oslo S 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 / ...
    19h 4m
    €151–309
  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Münster bus stopbus bus N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus
    22h 6m
  5. Car ferry, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    26h 20m
    €234–525
  6. Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane KRS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 6m
    €93–382
  7. Fly Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SVG - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 43m
    €131–385
  8. Fly Bergen to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BGO - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 13m
    €146–397
  9. Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane KRS - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    7h 40m
    €137–489
  10. Fly Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane SVG - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    7h 43m
    €164–445
  11. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalbus bus 604 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nt
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    19h 39m
    €98–210
  12. Drive 1,474.4 km

    1. Drive from Oslo to Colognecar car 1,474.4 km
    13h 51m
    €273–394
  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Oslo 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 4m
    €326–454

Norway to Cologne by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration19h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€151Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Norway and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Oslo S to Köln Hbf via Göteborg Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf in around 19h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Münster bus stop, and Münster-Mitte in around 22h 6m.

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