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There are 11 ways to get from Oslo to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car ferry, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeOSL - DUS
    5h 21m
    €100–284

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofbusN613
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to LeverkusenbusN74
    23h 32m
    €70–190

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
    2. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    19h 5m
    €145–308

  4. Car ferry, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry
    2. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbftrainRe7
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    26h 16m
    €225–523

  5. Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeOSL - CGN
    6h 37m
    €95–257

  6. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeOSL - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    5h 42m
    €114–340

  7. Train, fly to Brussels Airport

    1. Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeOSL - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 24m
    €124–300

  8. Train, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    1. Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
    2. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeOSL - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
    7h 55m
    €124–380

  9. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminalbus604 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Molndal station to Hamburg HbfnighttrainNt
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain43 / ...
    4. Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln HbftrainRe
    20h 50m
    €117–222

  10. Drive 1,474.4 km

    1. Drive from Oslo to Colognecar1,474.4 km
    13h 45m
    €270–390

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Oslo to Hamburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
    13h 58m
    €324–450

Oslo to Cologne by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration19h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€145Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Oslo S to Köln Hbf via Göteborg Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf in around 19h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Köln Heumarkt via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 23h 32m.

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