There are 8 ways to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand by train, plane, car, car train, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane FRA - KRS
7h 36mkr 1,650–4,914Train, bus, car ferry via Hanover
cheapest- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Hanoverbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
23h 59mkr 1,421–3,402Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Mannheim to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry
14h 46mkr 2,928–4,286Train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- 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
25hkr 3,381–6,638Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane STR - KRS
8h 13mkr 3,432–5,636Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane LUX - KRS
10h 16mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Flensburgtrain 4
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
19h 3mkr 2,181–5,020Drive 1,908.2 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Kristiansandcar 1,908.2 km
18h 41mkr 3,903–5,637
Mannheim to Kristiansand by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand is to train and bus and car ferry via Hanover which costs kr 1400 - kr 3400 and takes 23h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs kr 1600 - kr 5000.
No, there is no direct train from Mannheim to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, Göteborg Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
The distance between Mannheim and Kristiansand is 996 km. The road distance is 1908.2 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Hanover which takes 23h 59m and costs kr 1400 - kr 3400.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Mannheim to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Mannheim to Kristiansand train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Kristiansand is 1908 km. It takes approximately 18h 41m to drive from Mannheim to Kristiansand.
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What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Kristiansand, Norway?
You can take a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kristiansand stasjon via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, Göteborg Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 25h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 150–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 200–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–550
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Fjordline
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