There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Linköping by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane DUS - LPI
7h 2mkr 831–4,263Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping Ctrain 083 / ...
14h 35mkr 1,942–4,724Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköpingbus
20h 36mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain Flx20
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Linköping Centralstationnighttrain Nt
16h 28mkr 1,499–3,464Train to Frankfurt, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane FRA - LPI
6h 49mkr 955–4,598Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane AMS - LPI
6h 42mkr 1,069–5,318Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CGN - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
6h 48mkr 1,380–4,339Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane DUS - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
7h 32mkr 1,682–3,974Train via Harburg
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstationtrain 344
15h 38mkr 1,576–3,575Drive 1,317.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Linköpingcar 1,317.2 km
12h 28mkr 2,456–3,547Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Linköpingcar
17h 25mkr 2,907–4,244
Cologne to Linköping by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Linköping is to train and night train which costs 1500 kr - 3500 kr and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Linköping is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs 1000 kr - 5500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Linköping via Münster bus stop and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Linköping C via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Cologne and Linköping is 1031 km. The road distance is 1317.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Linköping without a car is to train which takes 14h 35m and costs 1900 kr - 4800 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Cologne to Linköping, including transfers.
Cologne to Linköping bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Linköping train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Linköping is to train which takes 14h 35m and costs 1900 kr - 4800 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 36m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Linköping, Sweden?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Linköping C via Hamburg Hbf in around 14h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Linköping via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 20h 36m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linköping City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,100
- 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
- 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 100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
- 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 320–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,800
- 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
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping C
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,900
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,900
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–650
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–650
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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 200–390
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–380
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–240
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–380
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–380
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–410
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Linköping bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Cologne to Linköping train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Linköping is 1317 km. It takes approximately 12h 28m to drive from Cologne to Linköping.
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