There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Uppsala by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CGN - ARN
4h 45mkr 780–2,508Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain 826 / ...
17h 19mkr 2,463–4,841Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 380 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 2 & 3bus
24h 49mTrain, bus, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain S6
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralnighttrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain 826 / ...
21h 59mkr 2,036–3,899Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane DUS - ARN
5h 10mkr 1,122–2,614Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane FRA - ARN
5h 30mkr 1,253–3,495Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BRU - ARN
6h 54mkr 1,368–3,705Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane AMS - ARN
7h 30mkr 1,318–3,741Drive 1,559.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Uppsalacar 1,559.1 km
15h 28mkr 2,807–4,054Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Uppsalacar
19h 48mkr 3,297–4,729
Cologne to Uppsala by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Uppsala is to fly which costs 750 kr - 2600 kr and takes 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Uppsala is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs 750 kr - 2600 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Uppsala station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Uppsala Centralstation via Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Arlanda terminal 2-3 buss. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Uppsala station. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Uppsala Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 19m.
The distance between Cologne and Uppsala is 1235 km. The road distance is 1559.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Uppsala without a car is to train which takes 17h 19m and costs 2400 kr - 4900 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Cologne to Uppsala, including transfers.
Cologne to Uppsala bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Uppsala train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Uppsala is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs 750 kr - 2600 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 2400 kr - 4900 kr and takes 17h 19m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 24h 49m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Uppsala, Sweden?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Uppsala Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Stockholm Centralstation in around 17h 19m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 410–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- malartag.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–190
- Website
- https://malartag.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–280
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- bahntouristikexpress.de
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- bahntouristikexpress.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 200–450
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–440
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–450
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Uppsala bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Cologne to Uppsala train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Uppsala is 1559 km. It takes approximately 15h 28m to drive from Cologne to Uppsala.
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