There are 14 ways to get from Birmingham to Karlstad by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly Birmingham Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane BHX - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 27mkr 1,301–3,436Train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Norrköping Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
27h 4mkr 4,325–10,840Bus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköpingbus
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
38h 50mkr 2,053–4,276Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Birmingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Karlstadcar
21h 3mkr 5,348–7,121Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane MAN - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 48mkr 1,321–4,615Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane MAN - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 12mkr 1,532–4,675Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane LHR - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 8mkr 1,955–5,431Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane STN - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 12mkr 1,429–5,180Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane LHR - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 38mkr 1,876–5,191Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sandefjord Airport, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane MAN - TRF
- Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
12h 12mkr 1,737–3,815Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane STN - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 46mkr 1,490–5,340Train, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Alvesta stationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Alvesta station to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
28h 55mkr 3,405–6,750Train, night train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain
- Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Nässjö Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Nässjö Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
34h 54mkr 3,745–7,740Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Birmingham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Karlstadcar
22h 11mkr 4,097–6,334
Birmingham to Karlstad by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Karlstad is to train and fly which costs 1700 kr - 3900 kr and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Karlstad is to train and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs 1300 kr - 4700 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Birmingham to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Birmingham - Jennens Road and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Birmingham to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Birmingham New Street and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Hamburg-Harburg and Norrköping Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 4m.
The distance between Birmingham and Karlstad is 1426 km.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 27h 4m and costs 4300 kr - 11000 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Birmingham to Karlstad, including transfers.
Birmingham to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Birmingham - Jennens Road station.
Birmingham to Karlstad train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Birmingham New Street station.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Karlstad is to train which takes 27h 4m and costs 4300 kr - 11000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2000 kr - 4300 kr and takes 38h 50m.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Birmingham New Street to Karlstad Centralstation via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Hamburg-Harburg, and Norrköping Centralstation in around 27h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Karlstad Centralstation via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Jönköping Bus Station in around 38h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–230
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–230
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–230
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Sandefjord stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–340
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–230
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–700
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Birmingham to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Karlstad is 1h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 4:36 AM in Birmingham and 5:36 AM in Karlstad.
Birmingham to Karlstad train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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