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How to get fromCologne to Gällivareby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Gällivare by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kiruna Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane FRA - KRN
    3. Take the train from Kiruna station to Gällivare resecentrumtrain train
    11h 6m
    kr 2,405–6,985

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gällivare Lapland Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gällivare Lapland Airport (GEV)plane plane DUS - GEV
    12h 37m
    kr 1,035–3,859

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain train 94
    4. Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Gällivare resecentrumtrain train
    33h 58m
    kr 3,678–7,491

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Törebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Töre busstation to Gällivare resecentrumbus bus 10
    41h 26m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Gällivare stationnighttrain night train Nt
    34h 3m
    kr 3,478–8,991

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Luleå/Kallax Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane plane DUS - LLA
    3. Take the train from Luleå Centralstation to Gällivare resecentrumtrain train
    12h 2m
    kr 2,106–4,960

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane plane CGN - LLA
    2. Take the train from Luleå Centralstation to Gällivare resecentrumtrain train
    11h 59m
    kr 2,198–6,506

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kiruna Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane DUS - KRN
    3. Take the train from Kiruna station to Gällivare resecentrumtrain train
    9h 34m
    kr 2,035–5,559

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kiruna Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane CGN - KRN
    2. Take the train from Kiruna station to Gällivare resecentrumtrain train
    12h 26m
    kr 4,227–7,405

  10. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kittilä Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane plane AMS - KTT
    4. Take the bus from Tammitie I to Heikkiläntie Lbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Pajala busstation to Gällivare centrumbus bus
    15h 26m

  11. Drive  2,562.8 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Gällivarecar car 2,562.8 km
    27h 29m
    kr 4,748–6,858

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Gällivarecar car
    32h 23m
    kr 5,205–7,741

Cologne to Gällivare by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration33h 58mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 3,678Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,349.4 km
  • Duration: 11h 6m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Gällivare, Sweden?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Gällivare resecentrum via Hamburg Hbf, Stockholm Centralstation, and Boden C/Resecentrum in around 33h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Gällivare resecentrum via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, and Töre busstation in around 41h 26m.

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