City to city

Copenhagen to Oslo by train

København H → Oslo S

Fastest

≈ 7h

Typical

≈ 7h 15m

Direct trains

No

Fewest changes

1

Operators

Öresundståg, Vy, SJ, Vy Norge

Trains link Copenhagen (København H) and Oslo (Oslo S) in about 7h at best, with at least 1 change along the way.

How long does the train from Copenhagen to Oslo take?

The fastest trains cover Copenhagen to Oslo in about 7h; a typical journey takes around 7h 15m.

Is there a direct train from Copenhagen to Oslo?

Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.

Is the train or a flight faster from Copenhagen to Oslo?

A typical flight works out roughly 3h 25m quicker door to door (about 4h 10m against 7h 35m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.

Train, door to door

≈ 7h 35m

Flight, door to door

≈ 4h 10m (est.)

CO₂e per passenger

~21 kg train · ~66 kg plane

Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.

Legendary routes through Copenhagen or Oslo

• Bergensbanen Oslo → Bergen
• Dovrebanen Oslo → Trondheim
• Lyntog Copenhagen–Aarhus Copenhagen → Aarhus
• Sørlandsbanen Oslo → Stavanger

More trains from Copenhagen

• Copenhagen → Malmö ≈ 39 min · direct
• Copenhagen → Gothenburg ≈ 3h 06m · direct
• Copenhagen → Stockholm ≈ 5h 10m
• Copenhagen → Hamburg ≈ 5h 14m · direct
• Copenhagen → Berlin ≈ 7h 37m

All trains from Copenhagen →

More train routes in Norway · Denmark.

Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.