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There are 12 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

    best
    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 40m
    €84–275

  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 50m
    €78–281

  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 44m
    €207–272

  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
    €104–328

  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 14m
    €128–300

  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 39m
    €129–337

  9. Fly Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane CPH - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 40m
    €130–346

  10. 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
    €154–308

  11. Drive  1,511.1 km

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Colognecar car 1,511.1 km
    14h 27m
    €272–393

  12. 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
    €323–455

Sweden to Cologne by train

Calendar12Weekly Trains
Duration15h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€207Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 698.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 40m

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 44m. 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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