There are 8 ways to get from Trondheim to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)TRD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
7h 27m€96–352Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Oslo SF6
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf43 / ...
26h 45m€180–414Bus
- Take the bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminal
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to LeverkusenN74
32h 21m€138–300Train, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien stationR71
- Take the night train from Storlien station to Malmö, CentralstationNt
- Take the night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg HauptbahnhofNt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
32h 30m€170–301Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Frankfurt (FRA)TRD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
6h 27m€122–363Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)TRD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
8h 44m€144–448Drive 1,953.4 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Cologne1,953.4 km
20h 11m€358–517Drive, car train
- Drive from Trondheim to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Cologne
20h 24m€412–578
Trondheim to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €120 - €370 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 6h 27m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Trondheim to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Olav Kyrres gate and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Trondheim to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Trondheim S and arriving at Köln Hbf via Oslo S, Göteborg Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
The distance between Trondheim and Cologne is 1456 km. The road distance is 1953.4 km.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 26h 45m and costs €180 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Trondheim to Cologne, including transfers.
Trondheim to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Olav Kyrres gate station.
Trondheim to Cologne train services, operated by Sj Nord, depart from Trondheim S station.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to train which takes 26h 45m and costs €180 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €300 and takes 32h 21m.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Trondheim S to Köln Hbf via Oslo S, Göteborg Centralstation, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Köln Heumarkt via Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 32h 21m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Trondheim S to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €22–35
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Storlien station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Trondheim to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Trondheim to Cologne train services, operated by Sj Nord, arrive at Oslo S station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trondheim to Cologne is 1953 km. It takes approximately 20h 11m to drive from Trondheim to Cologne.
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