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How to get fromCologne to Ouluby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane plane DUS - OUL
    8h 24m
    €176–400

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane plane FRA - OUL
    8h 10m
    €172–438

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Stationbus bus
    43h 7m

  4. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train 78
    2. Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstationnighttrain night train Nt
    4. Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain train
    5. Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain train
    40h 52m
    €289–646

  5. Drive  2,607.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Oulucar car 2,607.2 km
    27h 37m
    €493–711

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane plane BRU - OUL
    9h 30m
    €214–740

  7. Train, bus via Osnabrück

    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 Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain train
    44h 49m
    €284–497

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 173 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain train
    44h 51m
    €312–521

  9. Train, bus via Riga

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover to Rīgabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Stationbus bus Ob1
    47h 28m
    €221–413

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Oulucar car
    31h 58m
    €533–760

Cologne to Oulu by train, bus, and night train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration40h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€289Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,927.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 24m

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.

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