There are 8 ways to get from Knivsta to Cologne by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ARN - CGN
4h 42m€59–222Train
- Take the train from Knivsta tågstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 873 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
17h 14m€207–408Bus, train
- Take the bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
24h 6m€127–235Drive 1,563.7 km
- Drive from Knivsta to Colognecar 1,563.7 km
15h 3m€251–363Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ARN - DUS
5h 20m€81–226Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ARN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 46m€122–310Train via Harburg
- Take the train from Knivsta tågstation to Stockholm City stationtrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 46m€238–469Drive, car train
- Drive from Knivsta to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
15h 16m€315–437
Knivsta to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Knivsta to Cologne is to fly which costs €55 - €230 and takes 4h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Knivsta to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €55 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Knivsta station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Knivsta tågstation and arriving at Köln Hbf via Stockholm Central and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 14m.
The distance between Knivsta and Cologne is 1218 km. The road distance is 1563.7 km.
The best way to get from Knivsta to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 17h 14m and costs €200 - €410.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Knivsta to Cologne, including transfers.
Knivsta to Cologne train services, operated by Mälartåg, depart from Knivsta tågstation.
The best way to get from Knivsta to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €55 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €410 and takes 17h 14m.
Knivsta to Cologne train services, operated by Mälartåg, arrive at Stockholm Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Knivsta to Cologne is 1564 km. It takes approximately 15h 3m to drive from Knivsta to Cologne.
What companies run services between Knivsta, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Knivsta tågstation to Köln Hbf via Stockholm Central and Hamburg Hbf in around 17h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- malartag.se
Train from Knivsta tågstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://malartag.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Knivsta tågstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
Train from Knivsta tågstation to Stockholm City station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- 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 Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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