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

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Skellefteå Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane plane DUS - SFT
    8h 28m
    kr 1,123–4,724

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Skellefteå Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane plane CGN - SFT
    8h 30m
    kr 869–3,665

  3. Train, bus

    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 bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Skellefteåbus bus
    28h 10m
    kr 3,346–4,370

  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 Skellefteåbus bus
    35h 6m

  5. Drive  2,226.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Skellefteåcar car 2,226.1 km
    23h 17m
    kr 4,560–6,587

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Skellefteå Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane plane FRA - SFT
    8h 45m
    kr 1,306–4,476

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Umeå Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane plane DUS - UME
    3. Take the bus from Umeå Universitetssjukhuset to Skellefteå busstationbus bus
    10h 44m

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Luleå/Kallax Airport, bus

    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 bus from Luleå busstation to Skellefteå busstationbus bus
    11h 1m

  9. Train, bus via Umeå

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 344
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstationtrain train 94 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Skellefteå busstationbus bus 12 / ...
    29h 59m

  10. Train, bus via Bastuträsk station

    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 Bastuträsk stationtrain train 94
    4. Take the bus from Bastuträsk station to Skellefteå Laxgatanbus bus 22 / ...
    30h 38m

  11. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain night train En
    3. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Skellefteå busstationbus bus 12 / ...
    30h 56m

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Skellefteåcar car
    28h 15m
    kr 5,084–7,354

Cologne to Skellefteå by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration28h 10mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 3,346Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,773.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 28m

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

You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Skellefteå via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Stockholm, Cityterminalen in around 35h 6m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT) twice daily.

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