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How to get fromSweden to Cologneby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Sweden to Cologne by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CPH - DUS
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    4h 43m
    €83–285

  2. Fly Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GOT - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    4h 53m
    €82–281

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    15h 40m
    €212–292

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N602
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus bus N1360a
    24h 7m
    €125–192

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    18h 49m

  6. Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ARN - CGN
    4h 50m
    €98–318

  7. Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ARN - DUS
    5h 17m
    €122–300

  8. Fly Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPH - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 49m
    €130–347

  9. Train via Harburg

    1. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 345
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    17h 12m
    €159–340

  10. Drive  1,511.1 km

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Colognecar car 1,511.1 km
    14h 27m
    €283–408

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    3. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    19h 28m
    €330–466

Sweden to Cologne by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration15h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€212Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 698.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 43m

What companies run services between Sweden and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Stockholm Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Köln Heumarkt via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 24h 7m.

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