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

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane plane DUS - TRD
    7h 35m
    kr 1,071–4,293

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    3. Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain train F6
    29h 22m
    kr 1,593–2,377

  3. Train

    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 train from Malmö, Centralstation to Storlien stationtrain train 24
    4. Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim Strain train R71
    30h 40m
    kr 2,833–7,150

  4. Train, night train

    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 Storlien stationnighttrain night train Nt
    4. Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim Strain train R71
    30h 50m
    kr 2,833–7,150

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trondheim (TRD)plane plane FRA - TRD
    6h 26m
    kr 1,691–5,100

  6. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trondheim (TRD)plane plane CGN - TRD
    9h 26m
    kr 1,427–6,270

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    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 Trondheim (TRD)plane plane AMS - TRD
    8h 15m
    kr 1,346–5,302

  8. 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 N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Olav Kyrres gatebus bus
    31h 23m

  9. Drive  1,951.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Trondheimcar car 1,951.6 km
    20h 26m
    kr 3,915–5,655

  10. 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 Trondheimcar car
    25h 23m
    kr 4,288–6,116

Cologne to Trondheim by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration29h 22mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,593Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,457.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 35m

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, Lufthansa, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Trondheim (TRD) twice daily.

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