There are 8 ways to get from Kristiansand to Erkelenz by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
7h 19m€85–402Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 172
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
18h 4m€162–349Car ferry, train, bus via Hanover
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Hanover central bus stationbus 172
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
19h 38m€152–319Train
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to København Htrain Ic
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
23h 7m€250–525Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane KRS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Moenchengladbach Hbftrain
7h 40m€149–494Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane KRS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenztrain
8h 17m€126–422Car ferry, train, bus #2
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus stationbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train stationbus N74
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf-Bilktrain Re
- Take the train from Duesseldorf-Bilk to Erkelenztrain Re
22h 26mCar ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry Krs-Hir / ...
- Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Erkelenzcar
10h 43m€236–356
Kristiansand to Erkelenz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Erkelenz is to fly and train which costs €120 - €430 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Erkelenz is to fly and train which takes 7h 19m and costs €85 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Kristiansand to Erkelenz. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand stasjon and arriving at Erkelenz via Oslo S, København H, Hamburg Hbf and Duesseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 7m.
The distance between Kristiansand and Erkelenz is 845 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Erkelenz without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 18h 4m and costs €160 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Kristiansand to Erkelenz, including transfers.
Kristiansand to Erkelenz train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, depart from Kristiansand stasjon station.
Kristiansand to Erkelenz train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, arrive at Oslo S station.
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There are 648+ hotels available in Erkelenz.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
You can take a train from Kristiansand stasjon to Erkelenz via Oslo S, København H, Hamburg Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Duesseldorf Hbf in around 23h 7m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Brussels Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf-Bilk to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Oslo S to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Moenchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aalborg to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36–100
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- €100
- No Car
- €36
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36–100
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- €100
- No Car
- €36
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36–100
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- €100
- No Car
- €36
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Fjordline
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