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How to get fromCologne to Lofotenby train, plane, bus, night train, car, ferry, or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Lofoten by train, plane, bus, night train, car, ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus

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    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane plane DUS - EVE
    3. Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus bus
    12h 9m
    kr 1,151–4,875

  2. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Ctrain train 083 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain night train Nt
    4. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus bus 300
    45h 2m
    kr 3,728–9,736

  3. Drive  3,085 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Lofotencar car 3,085 km
    34h 3m
    kr 6,188–8,939

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane plane DUS - BOO
    3. Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    13h 42m

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Leknes, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leknes (LKN)plane plane DUS - LKN
    3. Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus bus
    11h 2m
    kr 1,891–4,045

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane plane FRA - BOO
    3. Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    12h 8m

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane plane DUS - SVJ
    11h 59m
    kr 1,479–4,135

  8. 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 Lofotencar car
    39h
    kr 6,288–9,616

Cologne to Lofoten by train, night train, bus, and foot

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration45h 2mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 3,728Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,241.8 km
  • Duration: 12h 9m

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

There is no direct connection from Cologne to Lofoten. However, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), walk to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, take the bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Lofoten via Hamburg Hbf, Malmö C, Malmö Centralstation, Narvik stasjon, Bromsgård, and Lyngvær øst in around 45h 2m.

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