There are 10 ways to get from Kassel to Kristiansand by train, plane, car ferry, bus, or car
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 Hannover Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane HAJ - KRS
8h 11mkr 1,318–6,601Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
16hkr 1,550–3,092Bus
- Take the bus from Kassel to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N73
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
25h 49mkr 1,700–2,539Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kassel to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry Hir-Krs / ...
9h 46mkr 2,548–3,742Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane FRA - KRS
8h 28mkr 1,927–6,521Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane DUS - KRS
9h 49mkr 1,332–4,919Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane BRE - KRS
9h 32mkr 1,728–8,901Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AMS - KRS
9h 52mkr 1,762–4,702Train, car ferry via Copenhagen Airport (CPH)
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain 344
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aalborg St.train Icl
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
21h 36mkr 2,005–3,625Train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Mölndal St.train 083 / ...
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
21h 55mkr 2,627–3,713
Kassel to Kristiansand by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Kristiansand is to bus which costs kr 1700 - kr 2600 and takes 25h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs kr 1300 - kr 7000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kassel to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Kassel and arriving at Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
The distance between Kassel and Kristiansand is 823 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Kristiansand without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 16h and costs kr 1500 - kr 3100.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Kassel to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Kassel to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kassel station.
Kassel to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
The best way to get from Kassel to Kristiansand is to bus which takes 25h 49m and costs kr 1700 - kr 2600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs kr 2600 - kr 3800 and takes 21h 55m.
What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Kristiansand, Norway?
You can take a bus from Kassel to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal in around 25h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Kristiansand stasjon via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 21h 55m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
Flights from Bremen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–7,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–5,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Bremen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 490–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 276
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 251
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 396
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 446
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Mölndal St.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,080
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 320–470
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 320–470
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 380–700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–210
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 272
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–440
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 300–460
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 375–1,053
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,053
- No Car
- kr 375
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 375–1,053
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,053
- No Car
- kr 375
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Fjordline
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Booking & Getting There
Kassel to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kassel to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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