There are 13 ways to get from Sweden to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ARN - CGN
5h 11m€83–243Fly Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GOT - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 11m€82–250Train, bus
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Uelzentrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Uelzen to Hannover Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
19h 2m€219–408Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Copenhagen Ingerslevsgadebus
- Take the train from København H to Ringsted St.train Re / ...
- Take the train from Ringsted St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
24h 2m€330–550Night train, train
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bad Bentheimtrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Koeln Hbftrain Re
21h 26mTrain to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 14m€90–252Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ARN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 31m€108–255Fly Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain
6h 7m€128–305Fly Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CPH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 14m€132–360Train
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bad Bentheimtrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Koeln Hbftrain Re
20hBus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N32
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
25h 7mDrive 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€305–423
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Cologne is to fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sweden to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Masurenallee - Berlin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Sweden to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Stockholm Central and arriving at Koeln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf, Bad Bentheim and Rheine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 26m.
The distance between Sweden and Cologne is 1243 km. The road distance is 1511.1 km.
The best way to get from Sweden to Cologne without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 2m and costs €210 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Sweden to Cologne, including transfers.
Sweden to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Sweden to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Stockholm Central station.
The best way to get from Sweden to Cologne is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €80 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 20h, you could also bus, which costs and takes 25h 7m.
What companies run services between 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 Stockholm Central to Koeln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf, Bad Bentheim, and Rheine in around 20h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- 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 Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- 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
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Uelzen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Rheine to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Ringsted St.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Ringsted St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bad Bentheim
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://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/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Copenhagen Ingerslevsgade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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More Questions & Answers
Sweden to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Sweden to Cologne train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sweden to Cologne is 1511 km. It takes approximately 14h 28m to drive from Sweden to Cologne.
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