There are 8 ways to get from Stavanger to Cologne by plane, car ferry, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SVG - DUS
6h 52m€123–479Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Risavika utenriksterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry Bgo-Krs / ...
- Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Colognecar
19h 45m€345–517Train
- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to København Htrain Ic
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
26h 10m€301–546Bus
- Take the bus from Stavanger bussterminal to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus
32h 30m€171–436Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 44m€176–435Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SVG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 2m€166–486Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SVG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
9h 1m€135–389Train via Gothenburg
- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain
28h 35m€273–408
Stavanger to Cologne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stavanger to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €130 - €390 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Stavanger to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €120 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Stavanger to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Stavanger bussterminal and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Stavanger to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Stavanger stasjon and arriving at Köln Hbf via Oslo S, København H and Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
The distance between Stavanger and Cologne is 913 km.
The best way to get from Stavanger to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 26h 10m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Stavanger to Cologne, including transfers.
Stavanger to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Stavanger bussterminal station.
Stavanger to Cologne train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, depart from Stavanger stasjon station.
The best way to get from Stavanger to Cologne is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €120 - €480. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €550 and takes 26h 10m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €440 and takes 32h 30m.
What companies run services between Stavanger, Norway and Cologne, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Stavanger stasjon to Köln Hbf via Oslo S, København H, and Hamburg-Altona in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Brussels Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Brussels Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Frankfurt via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Oslo S to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Stavanger bussterminal to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- kundeservice@nor-way.no
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Stavanger bussterminal to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stavanger bussterminal to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Risavika utenriksterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Fjordline
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Booking & Getting There
Stavanger to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Stavanger to Cologne train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, arrive at Oslo S station.
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