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How to get fromCologne to Kristiansandby train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Kristiansand by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane DUS - KRS
    7h 27m
    kr 934–4,124

  2. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus bus 172
    3. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train train 76
    4. Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry car ferry
    18h 17m
    kr 1,664–3,511

  3. Train, bus, car ferry via Hanover

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus bus 172
    3. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train train 76
    4. Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry car ferry
    19h 26m
    kr 1,536–3,184

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to København Htrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from København H to Oslo Strain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain train F5
    23h 19m
    kr 2,630–5,554

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane FRA - KRS
    7h 38m
    kr 1,756–5,114

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane AMS - KRS
    7h 33m
    kr 1,561–4,607

  7. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus bus
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane LUX - KRS
    11h 20m
    kr 1,286–6,435

  8. Train, bus, car ferry #2

    1. Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain train S6
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus bus N74
    3. Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus bus 353 / ...
    4. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train train 76
    5. Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry car ferry
    22h 56m
    kr 1,441–3,210

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus bus
    27h 25m

  10. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar car
    2. Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry car ferry Hir-Krs / ...
    10h 31m
    kr 2,444–3,592

Cologne to Kristiansand by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration23h 19mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,630Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 848.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 27m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kristiansand, Norway?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kristiansand stasjon via Hamburg-Altona, København H, and Oslo S in around 23h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 27h 25m.

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