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How to get fromCologne to Lillehammerby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train

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    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane DUS - OSL
    3. Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain train
    7h 54m
    kr 921–3,245

  2. 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 Lillehammer skysstasjonbus bus
    26h 16m

  3. Drive  1,650.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Lillehammercar car 1,650.1 km
    15h 56m
    kr 3,310–4,782

  4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane CGN - OSL
    2. Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain train
    9h 15m
    kr 1,427–4,120

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane FRA - OSL
    3. Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain train
    8h
    kr 1,591–3,557

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane BRU - OSL
    3. Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain train
    9h
    kr 1,259–3,486

  7. 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 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane AMS - OSL
    4. Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain train
    9h 55m
    kr 1,046–4,058

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Osnabrück central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from Oslo S to Gjøvik stasjontrain train R31
    5. Take the bus from Gjøvik skysstasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjonbus bus 102
    26h 36m
    kr 1,442–2,720

  9. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    3. Take the train from Oslo S to Eidsvoll stasjontrain train R12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain train
    26h 58m
    kr 2,080–3,823

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Lillehammercar car
    20h 53m
    kr 3,688–5,216

Cologne to Lillehammer by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration26h 36mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,442Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,204.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 54m

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

You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Lillehammer skysstasjon via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 26h 16m.

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