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

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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Kiruna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kiruna Airport

    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
    8h 49m
    kr 2,274–6,301

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane plane DUS - EVE
    3. Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgårdbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Sjukhusetbus bus
    12h 44m
    kr 1,614–6,065

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain train 083 / ...
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain train 94
    4. Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna stationtrain train 98
    34h 46m
    kr 3,641–7,723

  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 Sjukhusetbus bus 10
    43h 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 Malmö Ctrain train 083 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain night train Nt
    35h 33m
    kr 3,531–9,533

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kiruna Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane BRU - KRN
    12h 38m
    kr 1,806–6,049

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kiruna Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane plane CGN - KRN
    10h 29m
    kr 4,199–7,728

  8. Drive  2,688.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Kirunacar car 2,688.7 km
    28h 33m
    kr 5,012–7,240

  9. 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 Kirunacar car
    33h 30m
    kr 5,507–8,244

Cologne to Kiruna by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration34h 46mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 3,641Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,254.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 49m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kiruna station via Hamburg Hbf, Stockholm Centralstation, and Boden C/Resecentrum in around 34h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Sjukhuset via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, and Töre busstation in around 43h 26m.

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