There are 9 ways to get from Uppsala to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ARN - CGN
4h 48m€90–253Train
- Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 877 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 35m€107–317Bus, train
- Take the bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Tostedttrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Tostedt to Köln Hbftrain Drf
23h 16mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 877 / ...
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
18h 55m€92–212Fly 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
5h 33m€106–417Fly 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 8m€131–303Bus
- Take the bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Münster bus stopbus N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus
25h 28mDrive 1,560.6 km
- Drive from Uppsala to Colognecar 1,560.6 km
15h 24m€252–363Drive, car train
- Drive from Uppsala to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Colognecar
15h 37m€315–437
Uppsala to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uppsala to Cologne is to train and night train which costs €90 - €220 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Uppsala to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Uppsala station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Uppsala Centralstation and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Münster-Mitte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Uppsala station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Uppsala Centralstation and arriving at Köln Hbf via Stockholm Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 35m.
The distance between Uppsala and Cologne is 1235 km. The road distance is 1560.6 km.
The best way to get from Uppsala to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 18h 35m and costs €100 - €320.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Uppsala to Cologne, including transfers.
Uppsala to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 station.
Uppsala to Cologne train services, operated by Mälartåg, depart from Uppsala Centralstation.
The best way to get from Uppsala to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €90 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €320 and takes 18h 35m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 25h 28m.
What companies run services between Uppsala, 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 Uppsala Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Stockholm Centralstation and Hamburg Hbf in around 18h 35m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Frankfurt via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- malartag.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://malartag.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- 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 Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Tostedt
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Münster bus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
Uppsala to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Uppsala to Cologne train services, operated by Mälartåg, arrive at Stockholm Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Uppsala to Cologne is 1561 km. It takes approximately 15h 24m to drive from Uppsala to Cologne.
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