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

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Oslo by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane DUS - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    4h 48m
    kr 1,170–3,301

  2. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    cheapest
    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 Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    7h 16m
    kr 1,168–5,206

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain train Ece / ...
    3. Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    18h 39m
    kr 2,718–7,582

  4. 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 380 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    22h 26m

  5. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry car ferry
    26h 47m
    kr 3,378–9,432

  6. 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 Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    6h 31m
    kr 1,430–3,880

  7. 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 Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    5h 26m
    kr 1,732–4,397

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane BRU - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    6h 47m
    kr 1,615–4,162

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train S11 / ...
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Mölndal St.train train 083 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Oslo Bussterminalbus bus 619 / ...
    20h 47m

  10. Drive 1,474 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Oslocar car 1,474 km
    13h 56m
    kr 2,965–4,283

  11. 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 Oslocar car
    18h 50m
    kr 3,389–4,817

Cologne to Oslo by train

Calendar51Weekly Trains
Duration18h 39mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,718Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,125.2 km
  • Duration: 4h 48m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Oslo S via Hamburg Hbf, København H, Köpenhamn H, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 18h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Oslo bussterminal via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 22h 26m.

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