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How to get fromCologne to Linköpingby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Linköping by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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

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    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane plane DUS - LPI
    7h 37m
    kr 885–4,258

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    14h 35m
    kr 1,881–4,179

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköpingbus bus
    20h 36m

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Cph Lufthavnnighttrain night train En
    3. Take the nighttrain from Cph Lufthavn to Linkoping Centralstationnighttrain night train En
    15h 58m

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Linköping City Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane plane FRA - LPI
    6h 39m
    kr 956–4,681

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane plane AMS - LPI
    6h 45m
    kr 1,070–5,312

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

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane CGN - ARN
    2. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    6h 48m
    kr 1,308–4,116

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane DUS - ARN
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    7h 32m
    kr 1,666–3,869

  9. Train via Harburg

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstationtrain train 344
    15h 38m
    kr 1,575–3,532

  10. Drive  1,317.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Linköpingcar car 1,317.2 km
    12h 28m
    kr 2,447–3,534

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Linköpingcar car
    16h 49m
    kr 2,906–4,242

Cologne to Linköping by train

Calendar19Weekly Trains
Duration14h 35mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,881Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,031 km
  • Duration: 7h 37m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Linköping, Sweden?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Linkoping Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf in around 14h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Linköping via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 20h 36m.

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