There are 9 ways to get from Stockholm to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 49m€87–294Train
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
15h 44m€107–262Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus
22h 16mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg-Harburgnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
17h 9m€126–221Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ARN - DUS
5h 25m€117–426Fly 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
6h 9m€141–327Night train, train via Sprötze
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg-Harburgnighttrain En
- Take the train from Tostedt to Köln Hbftrain Drf
18h 14mDrive 1,511.1 km
- Drive from Stockholm to Colognecar 1,511.1 km
14h 28m€241–348Drive, car train
- Drive from Stockholm to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
14h 41m€305–422
Stockholm to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Cologne is to fly which costs €85 - €300 and takes 4h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockholm to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Hamburg and Münster-Mitte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Stockholm to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Stockholm Central and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 44m.
The distance between Stockholm and Cologne is 1243 km. The road distance is 1511.1 km.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 15h 44m and costs €100 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Stockholm to Cologne, including transfers.
Stockholm to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Stockholm to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Stockholm Central station.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €85 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 15h 44m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 22h 16m.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and Lufthansa fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Stockholm Central to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- 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
- €85–180
- 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
- €20–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- 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
Train from Tostedt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €95–140
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €100–150
- 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 Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- 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 Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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More Questions & Answers
Stockholm to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Stockholm to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stockholm to Cologne is 1511 km. It takes approximately 14h 28m to drive from Stockholm to Cologne.
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