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There are 12 ways to get from Köln Hbf to Oslo by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train

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    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane DUS - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    5h 15m
    kr 1,039–3,051
  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    18h 15m
    kr 2,136–2,836
  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N1360a
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus N613
    24h 24m
    kr 1,320–2,016
  4. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry car ferry
    27h
    kr 3,277–6,509
  5. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane CGN - OSL
    2. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    6h 47m
    kr 1,538–3,002
  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane FRA - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    5h 33m
    kr 1,718–3,697
  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane BRU - OSL
    3. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    6h 21m
    kr 1,366–3,191
  8. 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 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane AMS - OSL
    4. Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain train
    7h 17m
    kr 1,071–3,597
  9. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Mölndal stationtrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    18h 15m
    kr 2,136–2,836
  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train 344
    3. Take the bus from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Oslo Bussterminalbus bus 675 / ...
    19h 24m
    kr 2,371–4,200
  11. Drive  1,474.7 km

    1. Drive from Köln Hbf to Oslocar car 1,474.7 km
    13h 56m
    kr 3,791–5,475
  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Köln Hbf to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Oslocar car
    18h 54m
    kr 4,066–5,729

Köln Hbf to Oslo by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration18h 15mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,136Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Köln Hbf, Germany and Oslo, Norway?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Oslo S via Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 18h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf to Oslo bussterminal via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 24h 24m.

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