There are 9 ways to get from Trondheim to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane TRD - DUS
7h 18m€116–423Train
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Storlien stationtrain R71
- Take the train from Storlien station to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 25
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
28h 13m€282–688Bus
- Take the bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus
32h€190–351Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Trondheim S to Malmö, Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Malmö C to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
30h 5m€287–675Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 14m€200–554Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TRD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 37m€159–557Train, night train
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo Strain F6
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Goteborg C to Hamburg-Harburgnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
28h 54mDrive 1,953.4 km
- Drive from Trondheim to Colognecar 1,953.4 km
20h 20m€361–521Drive, car train
- Drive from Trondheim to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar
24h 37m€404–571
Trondheim to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to bus which costs €190 - €360 and takes 32h.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 6h 14m and costs €200 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Trondheim to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Olav Kyrres gate and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h.
No, there is no direct train from Trondheim to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Trondheim S and arriving at Köln Hbf via Storlien station, Stockholm Central and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 13m.
The distance between Trondheim and Cologne is 1450 km. The road distance is 1953.4 km.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 28h 13m and costs €280 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Trondheim to Cologne, including transfers.
Trondheim to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Olav Kyrres gate station.
Trondheim to Cologne train services, operated by Sj Nord, depart from Trondheim S station.
The best way to get from Trondheim to Cologne is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs €110 - €430. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €700 and takes 28h 13m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €360 and takes 32h.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Cologne, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines and KLM fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trondheim S to Köln Hbf via Storlien station, Stockholm Central, and Hamburg Hbf in around 28h 13m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Trondheim to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–350
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Trondheim to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Trondheim S to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Sj Nord
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Trondheim S to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Storlien station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Trondheim S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Olav Kyrres gate to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Trondheim to Cologne bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Trondheim to Cologne train services, operated by Sj Nord, arrive at Storlien station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trondheim to Cologne is 1953 km. It takes approximately 20h 20m to drive from Trondheim to Cologne.
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