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How to get fromCologne to Linköpingby train, plane, bus, car, train (Deutsche Bahn) or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Linköping by train, plane, bus, car, train (Deutsche Bahn), or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)planeDUS - LPI
    6h 50m
    kr 801–4,344

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofbusN74
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to LinköpingbusN602
    22h 3m
    kr 781–1,783

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstationtrain346
    14h 59m
    kr 1,157–2,506

  4. Drive 1,317 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Linköpingcar1,317 km
    12h 22m
    kr 2,325–3,358

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Linköping City Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)planeFRA - LPI
    7h 8m
    kr 996–4,552

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Linköping City Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)planeAMS - LPI
    6h 27m
    kr 1,225–5,607

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)planeCGN - ARN
    2. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
    6h 55m
    kr 1,237–3,298

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)planeDUS - GOT
    3. Take the bus from Landvetter flygplats to Linköping fjärrbussterminalbus
    8h 18m
    kr 1,021–3,084

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)planeDUS - ARN
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
    7h 29m
    kr 1,391–3,934

  10. Train via Copenhagen

    1. Take the train from Cologne Messe/Deutz to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København HtrainEce
    3. Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Linköping Centralstationtrain
    15h 9m
    kr 1,088–2,312

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Linköpingcar
    12h 36m
    kr 3,052–4,252

Cologne to Linköping by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration14h 59mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,157Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Linköping, Sweden?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Linköping Centralstation via Hamburg-Harburg in around 14h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Linköping via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 22h 3m.

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