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

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Motala 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, train

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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
    3. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationtrain train
    8h 38m
    kr 873–4,222

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping Ctrain train 083 / ...
    3. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationtrain train
    15h 34m
    kr 2,115–2,978

  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
    4. Take the bus from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationbus bus 520 / ...
    22h 6m

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Linköping Centralstationnighttrain night train Nt
    3. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationtrain train
    17h 28m
    kr 1,726–1,938

  5. 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
    3. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationtrain train
    7h 48m
    kr 1,426–3,986

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane DUS - GOT
    3. Take the bus from Landvetter flygplats to Mjölby Resecentrumbus bus
    8h 59m
    kr 1,158–4,202

  7. 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
    4. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationtrain train
    8h 17m
    kr 1,117–5,105

  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
    4. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationtrain train
    8h 32m
    kr 1,730–3,659

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane FRA - GOT
    3. Take the bus from Landvetter flygplats to Mjölby Resecentrumbus bus
    9h 5m
    kr 1,437–4,983

  10. 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
    3. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Motala, Centralstationtrain train
    16h 37m
    kr 1,525–3,456

  11. Drive  1,300.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Motalacar car 1,300.9 km
    12h 32m
    kr 2,641–3,814

  12. 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 Motalacar car
    17h 29m
    kr 3,180–4,549

Cologne to Motala by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration15h 34mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,115Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,092.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 38m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Motala, Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Linköping Centralstation in around 15h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Motala, Centralstation via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Linköping, and Linköping Centralstation in around 22h 6m.

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