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How to get fromNorrköping to Cologneby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Norrkoping Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    14h 17m
    €179–439

  2. Train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LPI - DUS
    8h 53m
    €74–395

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Norrköping to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N602
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Leverkusenbus bus N1360a
    21h 57m
    €111–171

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Norrkoping Centralstation to Cph Lufthavnnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the nighttrain from Cph Lufthavn to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Cologne Central Stationtrain train
    16h 49m

  5. Drive  1,356.6 km

    1. Drive from Norrköping to Colognecar car 1,356.6 km
    12h 47m
    €228–329

  6. Train via Harburg

    1. Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 345
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    15h 37m
    €135–432

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Norrköping to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain train
    3. Drive from Frankfurt to Colognecar car
    17h 4m
    €279–389

  8. Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ARN - CGN
    6h 15m
    €117–379

  9. Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ARN - DUS
    6h 41m
    €140–359

  10. Train, bus to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Nässjö Centralstationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Nässjö Centralstation to Jönköping Centralstationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Jönköping Resecentrum to Landvetter flygplatsbus bus
    4. Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GOT - DUS
    8h 47m
    €113–400

  11. Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane ARN - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 37m
    €174–382

  12. Train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LPI - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 38m
    €92–460

Norrköping to Cologne by train

Calendar17Weekly Trains
Duration14h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€179Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,393 km
  • Duration: 14h 17m

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

You can take a train from Norrkoping Centralstation to Köln Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 14h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Norrköping to Köln Heumarkt via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 21h 57m.

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