There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Uppsala by plane, train, bus, 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)CGN - ARN
4h 43mkr 917–2,457Train
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation346
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation818 / ...
17h 59mkr 880–2,137Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN74
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5N602
26h 52mkr 880–1,328Drive 1,560.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Uppsala1,560.2 km
15h 23mkr 2,708–3,911Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)DUS - ARN
5h 17mkr 1,120–3,190Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)FRA - ARN
5h 35mkr 1,464–3,395Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)BRU - ARN
6h 39mkr 1,336–3,311Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)AMS - ARN
7h 31mkr 1,405–3,812Train via Södertälje
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Södertälje Syd station
- Take the train from Södertälje centrum station to Uppsala Centralstation
20h 37mkr 1,109–2,198Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Uppsala
15h 37mkr 3,344–4,741
Cologne to Uppsala by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Uppsala is to bus which costs 850 kr - 1400 kr and takes 26h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Uppsala is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs 900 kr - 2500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Uppsala station. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Uppsala Centralstation via Leverkusen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Arlanda terminal 4 buss. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 52m.
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-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 59m.
The distance between Cologne and Uppsala is 1235 km. The road distance is 1560.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Uppsala without a car is to train which takes 17h 59m and costs 850 kr - 2200 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Cologne to Uppsala, including transfers.
Cologne to Uppsala bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen 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 43m and costs 900 kr - 2500 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 850 kr - 2200 kr and takes 17h 59m, you could also bus, which costs 850 kr - 1400 kr and takes 26h 52m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Uppsala, Sweden?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Uppsala Centralstation via Hamburg-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation in around 17h 59m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 300–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://www.sj.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 100–120
- Website
- https://malartag.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–90
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
Train from Södertälje centrum station to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–90
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 200–290
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Södertälje Syd station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–160
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–650
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- kr 280–390
- Comfort
- kr 290–400
- Premium
- kr 470–650
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–950
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 290–430
- 1st Class
- kr 550–950
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 180–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 180–280
- 1st Class
- kr 350–600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–360
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Uppsala bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Cologne to Uppsala train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Harburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Uppsala is 1560 km. It takes approximately 15h 23m to drive from Cologne to Uppsala.
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