There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Trondheim by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane DUS - TRD
7h 16mkr 1,330–4,611Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien stationtrain 24
- Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim Strain R71
30h 40mkr 3,148–7,382Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 380 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gatebus
31h 8mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö, Centralstation to Trondheim Snighttrain Nt
30h 43mkr 3,118–7,382Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trondheim (TRD)plane CGN - TRD
9h 13mkr 1,440–6,290Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trondheim (TRD)plane FRA - TRD
6h 28mkr 2,242–5,907Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane AMS - TRD
8h 19mkr 1,728–6,116Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain S6
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain F6
32h 7mkr 1,718–2,785Drive 1,951.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Trondheimcar 1,951.6 km
20h 26mkr 3,926–5,671Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Trondheimcar
25h 20mkr 4,289–6,217
Cologne to Trondheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to train and bus which costs kr 1700 - kr 2800 and takes 32h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs kr 2200 - kr 6000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Trondheim. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Olav Kyrres gate via Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Trondheim. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Trondheim S via Hamburg Hbf, Malmö, Centralstation and Storlien station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 40m.
The distance between Cologne and Trondheim is 1451 km. The road distance is 1951.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Trondheim without a car is to train which takes 30h 40m and costs kr 3100 - kr 7500.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Cologne to Trondheim, including transfers.
Cologne to Trondheim bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Trondheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Trondheim is to train which takes 30h 40m and costs kr 3100 - kr 7500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 8m, you could also fly, which costs kr 1400 - kr 6500 and takes 9h 13m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Trondheim, Norway?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Trondheim S via Hamburg Hbf, Malmö C, Malmö, Centralstation, and Storlien station in around 30h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Olav Kyrres gate via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 31h 8m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–4,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Trondheim via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö C
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmö C
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö, Centralstation to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,600
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 140–200
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- Sj Nord
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–410
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–250
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,700
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 320–550
- Website
- East West Eurolines
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Trondheim bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Cologne to Trondheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Trondheim is 1952 km. It takes approximately 20h 26m to drive from Cologne to Trondheim.
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