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

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Uppsala by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane CGN - ARN
    4h 44m
    kr 814–3,393

  2. 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 Uppsala Centralstationtrain train 946 / ...
    17h 20m
    kr 2,217–5,535

  3. 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 Arlanda Airport Terminal 2bus bus
    25h 9m

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain night train Nt
    3. Take the train from Stockholm City station to Uppsala Centralstationtrain train 40 / ...
    19h 34m
    kr 1,778–4,283

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane DUS - ARN
    5h 28m
    kr 1,115–3,027

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane FRA - ARN
    5h 24m
    kr 1,339–3,459

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane BRU - ARN
    6h 39m
    kr 1,324–3,805

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane AMS - ARN
    7h 28m
    kr 1,154–4,080

  9. Train via Harburg

    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 Uppsala Centralstationtrain train 946 / ...
    18h 40m
    kr 1,855–4,086

  10. Drive  1,559.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Uppsalacar car 1,559.1 km
    15h 28m
    kr 2,907–4,198

  11. 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 Uppsalacar car
    20h 24m
    kr 3,407–4,844

Cologne to Uppsala by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration17h 20mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,217Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,235.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 44m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Uppsala, 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 Uppsala Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf and Stockholm Centralstation in around 17h 20m.

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