There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Oulu by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane DUS - OUL
8h 24m€176–400Train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane FRA - OUL
8h 10m€172–438Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Stationbus
43h 7mTrain, bus, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain 78
- Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain
40h 52m€289–646Drive 2,607.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Oulucar 2,607.2 km
27h 37m€493–711Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane BRU - OUL
9h 30m€214–740Train, bus via Osnabrück
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Osnabrück central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
44h 49m€284–497Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 173 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
44h 51m€312–521Train, bus via Riga
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Stationbus Ob1
47h 28m€221–413Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Oulucar
31h 58m€533–760
Cologne to Oulu by train, bus, and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Oulu is to train and fly which costs €170 - €400 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Oulu is to train and fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €170 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Oulu station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Oulu, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 7m.
The distance between Cologne and Oulu is 1928 km. The road distance is 2607.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Oulu without a car is to bus which takes 43h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Cologne to Oulu, including transfers.
Cologne to Oulu bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Oulu bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Oulu is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 11:19 AM in Cologne and 12:19 PM in Oulu.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Oulu is 2607 km. It takes approximately 27h 37m to drive from Cologne to Oulu.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Oulu, Finland?
You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Oulu, Bus Station via Masurenallee - Berlin, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 43h 7m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arnhem Central Station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Osnabrück central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hanover to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Omni Bus
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