There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Kristiansand by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane DUS - KRS
7h 50mkr 1,359–4,993Train, bus, car ferry via Hamburg
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburgtrain Re7
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry
18h 20mkr 2,238–4,436Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain S6
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
22h 56mkr 1,379–2,753Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain Ece
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
24h 43mkr 3,798–6,966Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane FRA - KRS
7h 59mkr 1,890–5,342Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AMS - KRS
7h 33mkr 1,678–5,471Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane BRU - KRS
8h 38mkr 1,459–4,605Train, bus, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain 33 / ...
- Take the bus from Schwerin central train station to Aalborgbus 353
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
20h 36mkr 2,047–4,556Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 380 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
27h 12mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry Hir-Krs / ...
10h 31mkr 2,529–3,743
Cologne to Kristiansand by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kristiansand is to train and fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 4600 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs kr 1600 - kr 5500.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Copenhagen Lufthavn, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 43m.
The distance between Cologne and Kristiansand is 839 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Hamburg which takes 18h 20m and costs kr 2200 - kr 4500.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Cologne to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Cologne to Kristiansand bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs kr 1300 - kr 5000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs kr 3800 - kr 7000 and takes 24h 43m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 12m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kristiansand, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kristiansand stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Copenhagen Lufthavn, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 24h 43m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 330–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 320–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–430
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–310
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Schwerin central train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–750
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 250–400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 290–470
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Fjordline
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Cologne to Kristiansand bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Cologne to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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