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

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Luleå/Kallax Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane plane DUS - LLA
    7h 12m
    kr 1,935–4,658

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Skellefteå Airport, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane plane DUS - SFT
    3. Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Luleåcar car
    10h 1m
    kr 1,805–3,358

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Luleå Centralstationtrain train 94
    31h 35m
    kr 3,381–6,579

  4. 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 Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Luleå Scandic Hotellbus bus
    36h 46m

  5. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstationnighttrain night train Nt
    4. Take the bus from Boden C/Resecentrum to Luleå busstationbus bus 28 / ...
    32h 32m
    kr 3,276–7,289

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane plane CGN - LLA
    7h 9m
    kr 2,027–6,105

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Luleå/Kallax Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane plane FRA - LLA
    7h 4m
    kr 2,006–5,481

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Luleå/Kallax Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane plane BRU - LLA
    8h 53m
    kr 2,152–12,922

  9. Train, night train, bus via Stockholm

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S+U Lichtenberg Bhftrain train 10
    2. Take the nighttrain from Berlin-Lichtenberg to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain night train En
    3. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Luleå busstationbus bus 100 / ...
    38h 15m

  10. Drive  2,355.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Luleåcar car 2,355.7 km
    24h 43m
    kr 4,375–6,319

  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 Luleåcar car
    29h 3m
    kr 4,906–7,242

Cologne to Luleå by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration31h 35mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 3,381Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,867.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 12m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Luleå Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Stockholm Centralstation in around 31h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Luleå Scandic Hotell via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Stockholm, Cityterminalen in around 36h 46m.

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