There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Karlskrona by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane DUS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
8h 20mkr 1,405–3,958Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Copenhagen Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LUX - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
12h 8mkr 1,311–4,152Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain Ece
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
13h 56mkr 1,746–2,924Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74
- Take the bus from Malmö, Centralstation to Kristianstad Centralbus 1
- Take the bus from Kristianstad Central to Karlskrona Centralstationbus
21h 32mDrive 1,116.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Karlskronacar 1,116.6 km
10h 14mkr 2,074–2,996Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
8h 26mkr 1,826–4,981Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Ronneby Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ronneby Airport (RNB)plane DUS - RNB
9h 25mkr 2,115–7,403Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kalmar Öland Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane DUS - KLR
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Emmaboda tågstationtrain
- Take the train from Emmaboda tågstation to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
9h 52mkr 2,898–5,301Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
14h 18mkr 1,761–3,829Train via Lund
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Lund Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
14h 59mkr 1,342–2,544Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Karlskronacar
14h 25mkr 2,706–3,842
Cologne to Karlskrona by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Karlskrona is to train via Lund which costs 1300 kr - 2600 kr and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Karlskrona is to train and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 1400 kr - 4000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Karlskrona station. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Karlskrona Centralstation via Copenhagen Busterminal, Malmö, Centralstation and Kristianstad Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Karlskrona station. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Karlskrona Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Copenhagen Lufthavn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 56m.
The distance between Cologne and Karlskrona is 944 km. The road distance is 1116.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Karlskrona without a car is to train which takes 13h 56m and costs 1700 kr - 3000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Cologne to Karlskrona, including transfers.
Cologne to Karlskrona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Karlskrona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Karlskrona is to train which takes 13h 56m and costs 1700 kr - 3000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 21h 32m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Karlskrona, Sweden?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Karlskrona Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Copenhagen Lufthavn in around 13h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Karlskrona Centralstation via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Copenhagen Busterminal, Malmö central train station FlixBus stop, Malmö, Centralstation, and Kristianstad Central in around 21h 32m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ronneby Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ronneby Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ronneby Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ronneby Airport via Hamburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–4,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–4,700
Flights from Luxembourg to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ronneby Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from Luxembourg to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,200
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 330–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–700
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–700
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–700
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Emmaboda tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 90–150
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–700
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 440–750
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Lund Centralstation to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–600
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 445
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 440
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 200–410
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 10 212 10 00
- Website
- kalmarlanstrafik.se
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Emmaboda tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.kalmarlanstrafik.se/
Train from Emmaboda tågstation to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.kalmarlanstrafik.se/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Emmaboda tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–110
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Lund Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- 073-074 89 81
- [email protected]
- Website
- Krösatågen
Train from Emmaboda tågstation to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 93
- Website
- Krösatågen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 440
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Lund Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–550
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 77 177 77 77
- Website
- Skånetrafiken
Bus from Malmö, Centralstation to Kristianstad Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 274
- Schedules at
- Skånetrafiken
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Bus from Kristianstad Central to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Karlskrona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Cologne to Karlskrona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Karlskrona is 1117 km. It takes approximately 10h 14m to drive from Cologne to Karlskrona.
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