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There are 12 ways to get from Motala to Cologne by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Motala, Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LPI - DUS
    9h 3m
    €80–396

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Mjölby station to Hamburg Hbftrain train 345
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    15h 57m
    €97–247

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Motala, Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationbus bus 520 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Linköping to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg to Münster-Mittebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus
    21h 30m

  4. Drive 1,301.2 km

    1. Drive from Motala to Colognecar car 1,301.2 km
    12h 29m
    €207–298

  5. Bus to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Mjölby Resecentrum to Landvetter flygplatsbus bus
    2. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GOT - DUS
    8h 48m
    €101–286

  6. Train, train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Motala, Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    3. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ARN - CGN
    8h
    €107–357

  7. Train, train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Motala, Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    3. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ARN - DUS
    8h 36m
    €137–509

  8. Train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Motala, Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LPI - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain train
    8h 40m
    €98–452

  9. Bus to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Mjölby Resecentrum to Landvetter flygplatsbus bus
    2. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GOT - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    9h 22m
    €137–382

  10. Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Mjölby station to Copenhagen Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CPH - DUS
    9h
    €139–388

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Motala, Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Linkoping C to Neumuenstertrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße) to Hauptbahnhof/ZOBbus bus Re7
    4. Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Düsseldorf ZOBbus bus
    22h 8m
    €137–228

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Motala to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar car
    12h 42m
    €271–373

Motala to Cologne by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration15h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€97Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Motala, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Motala, Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Mjölby station and Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Motala, Centralstation to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Linköping Centralstation, Linköping, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hamburg, Münster-Mitte, and Münster-Mitte in around 21h 30m.

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