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

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There are 9 ways to get from Kristiansand to Cologne by plane, car ferry, car, car train, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane KRS - DUS
    6h 54m
    €81–411

  2. Car ferry, drive, car train

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    3. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    4. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    15h 41m
    €282–396

  3. Car ferry, train, bus via Hanover

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train train 76
    3. Take the bus from Aalborg to Hanover central bus stationbus bus 172
    4. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    19h
    €118–318

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain train F5
    2. Take the train from Oslo S to København Htrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ece / ...
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    22h 39m
    €249–620

  5. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane KRS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h
    €175–494

  6. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane KRS - 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
    7h 50m
    €134–496

  7. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train train 76
    3. Take the bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 172
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    17h 36m
    €160–343

  8. Car ferry, train, bus #2

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train train 76
    3. Take the bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus stationbus bus 353 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus N74
    5. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    21h 23m

  9. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry car ferry Krs-Hir / ...
    2. Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Colognecar car
    10h 24m
    €236–346

Kristiansand to Cologne by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration22h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€249Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 840.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 54m

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

Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kristiansand stasjon to Köln Hbf via Oslo S, København H, and Hamburg Hbf in around 22h 39m.

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