There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Stockholm by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CGN - ARN
4h 41mkr 1,160–3,393Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Stockholm Ctrain 083
16h 18mkr 2,259–5,946Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 380 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
23h 6mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbftrain S11 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Drf
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralnighttrain
20h 48mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane DUS - ARN
5h 4mkr 1,352–3,419Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane FRA - ARN
5h 26mkr 1,668–4,233Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BRU - ARN
6h 58mkr 1,958–4,492Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- 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 Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane AMS - ARN
7h 27mkr 1,501–5,151Train via Harburg
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
17h 50mkr 2,659–6,546Drive 1,510 km
- Drive from Cologne to Stockholmcar 1,510 km
14h 31mkr 2,690–3,886Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholmcar
18h 52mkr 3,194–4,624
Cologne to Stockholm by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Stockholm is to fly which costs 1100 kr - 3400 kr and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Stockholm is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs 1100 kr - 3400 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Münster bus stop and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Stockholm C via Hamburg-Harburg Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 18m.
The distance between Cologne and Stockholm is 1243 km. The road distance is 1510 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stockholm without a car is to train which takes 16h 18m and costs 2200 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Cologne to Stockholm, including transfers.
Cologne to Stockholm bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Stockholm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Stockholm is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs 1100 kr - 3400 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 2200 kr - 6000 kr and takes 16h 18m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 23h 6m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Stockholm, Sweden?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and Lufthansa fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Stockholm C via Hamburg-Harburg Bf in around 16h 18m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–430
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 330–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +49 (0) 911 / 240 388 – 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 200–410
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–260
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,800
- 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
- 5h 55m
- 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
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 250–410
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Stockholm bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Cologne to Stockholm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Harburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Stockholm is 1510 km. It takes approximately 14h 31m to drive from Cologne to Stockholm.
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