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

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Åre Östersund Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Åre Östersund Airport (OSD)plane plane BRU - OSD
    9h 29m
    kr 1,354–4,843

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Åre Östersund Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Åre Östersund Airport (OSD)plane plane CGN - OSD
    10h 4m
    kr 976–4,265

  3. Train

    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 Sundsvall Centralstationtrain train 584 / ...
    4. Take the train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Östersund Centralstationtrain train
    24h 19m
    kr 3,047–4,092

  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 Arlanda Airport Terminal 4bus bus
    4. Take the bus from Arlanda terminal 4 buss to Sveg stationbus bus 668 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Sveg station to Kyrkparkenbus bus 46
    34h 24m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Östersund Centralstationnighttrain night train Nt
    25h 18m
    kr 3,055–3,710

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Åre Östersund Airport

    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 Åre Östersund Airport (OSD)plane plane AMS - OSD
    10h 7m
    kr 1,822–4,557

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Åre Östersund Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Åre Östersund Airport (OSD)plane plane DUS - OSD
    8h 8m
    kr 1,821–4,713

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Trondheim, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trondheim (TRD)plane plane DUS - TRD
    3. Take the train from Hell stasjon to Storlien stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Storlien station to Östersund Västratrain train
    12h 20m
    kr 1,488–4,370

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Åre Östersund Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Åre Östersund Airport (OSD)plane plane FRA - OSD
    8h 44m
    kr 1,308–4,243

  10. 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 Sveg stationbus bus 668 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Sveg station to Kyrkparkenbus bus 46
    28h 6m

  11. Drive  1,904.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Östersundcar car 1,904.4 km
    21h 18m
    kr 3,894–5,624

  12. 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 Östersundcar car
    26h 16m
    kr 4,383–6,253

Cologne to Östersund by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration24h 19mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 3,047Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,736 km
  • Duration: 9h 29m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Östersund Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf, Stockholm Centralstation, and Sundsvall Centralstation in around 24h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Kyrkparken via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Arlanda terminal 4 buss, and Sveg station in around 34h 24m.

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