There are 8 ways to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand by train, plane, car, car train, car ferry, night train, 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 10mkr 1,449–4,971Night train, bus, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Mannheim Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
- 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
21hkr 1,282–3,113Drive, 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 2,878–4,086Train
- 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 København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from København H to Oslo Strain Ic
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
24h 11mkr 2,904–6,053Train 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 12mkr 3,419–5,457Train, 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
18h 43mkr 2,164–4,942Drive 1,908.7 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Kristiansandcar 1,908.7 km
18h 44mkr 3,907–5,644
Mannheim to Kristiansand by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand is to night train and bus and train and car ferry which costs kr 1200 - kr 3200 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs kr 1400 - 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, København H and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 11m.
The distance between Mannheim and Kristiansand is 996 km. The road distance is 1908.7 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Kristiansand without a car is to night train and bus and train and car ferry which takes 21h and costs kr 1200 - kr 3200.
It takes approximately 7h 10m 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 1909 km. It takes approximately 18h 44m 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, København H, and Oslo S in around 24h 11m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–5,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
- 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 140–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 210–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 120–250
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,200
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Mannheim Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 310–1,040
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,020–1,040
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 650–750
- Seating Carriage
- kr 310–370
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 420
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,400
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 160–230
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–650
- 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 Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Fjordline
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 375–1,054
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,054
- No Car
- kr 375
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 375–1,054
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,054
- No Car
- kr 375
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