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How to get fromKirkenes to Cologneby plane, car, bus, train, car ferry, or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Kirkenes to Cologne by plane, car, bus, train, car ferry, or car train

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  1. Fly Kirkenes Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane KKN - DUS
    16h 4m
    €150–409

  2. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Kirkenes to Zapolyarnycar car
    2. Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus bus 211
    3. Take the train from Murmansk to Minsk Pastrain train
    4. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Magdeburgbus bus
    5. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    3d 1h
    €321–722

  3. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Ålesundcarferry car ferry Hur
    2. Take the bus from Skateflukaia to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Osnabrück central train stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    5d 20h
    €753–1,750

  4. Drive  3,044.4 km

    1. Drive from Kirkenes to Colognecar car 3,044.4 km
    33h 51m
    €586–847

  5. Bus to Ivalo, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Kirkenes to Inaribus bus
    2. Fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane IVL - DUS
    10h 32m
    €681–1,193

  6. Fly Kirkenes Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane KKN - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    12h 6m
    €193–513

  7. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Ålesundcarferry car ferry Hur
    2. Take the bus from Skateflukaia to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Słubicebus bus
    4. Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to KÖLN, Busterminal – Flughafen Köln/Bonn Ankunft, Term. 2bus bus
    6d 11h
    €809–1,797

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kirkenes to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    3. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    38h 51m
    €628–892

Kirkenes to Cologne by car ferry, bus, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration5d 20hAverage Duration
Ticket€753Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,439.9 km
  • Duration: 16h 4m

What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and Cologne, Germany?

Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) once daily.

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