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
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRD - DUS
7h 22m€90–352Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Oslo Strain F6
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
26h 48m€179–402Bus
- Take the bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Münster bus stopbus N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus
30h 55mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the night train from Storlien station to Malmö, Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
31h 29m€144–291Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 32m€119–358Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TRD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
8h 43m€153–427Drive 1,953.4 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Colognecar 1,953.4 km
20h 19m€361–522Drive, car train
- Drive from Trondheim to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
20h 32m€415–581
Trondheim to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €110 - €360 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 6h 32m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Trondheim to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Olav Kyrres gate and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Münster-Mitte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
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 48m.
The distance between Trondheim and Cologne is 1450 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 48m and costs €170 - €410.
It takes approximately 7h 22m 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 fly which takes 7h 22m and costs €85 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €410 and takes 26h 48m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 30h 55m.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Cologne, Germany?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trondheim S to Köln Hbf via Oslo S, Göteborg Centralstation, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 48m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- 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
- €65–360
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- 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
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
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
- €75–240
- 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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- €75–140
- 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
- €23–35
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Münster bus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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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 19m to drive from Trondheim to Cologne.
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