🌎 Countries crossed

France, Germany, Sweden

🕔 Transport time

40h20

💼 Journey type

Winter, Culture

How to join Abisko from Paris by night train?

Do you dream of hunting the northern lights in Swedish Lapland without blowing up your carbon footprint? We'll tell you how to get from Paris to Abisko by train! And for a loop from Paris, click here.

Paris,
France
Hambourg,
Germany

Night train

Night train

(≈ 12h00)

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Hambourg,
Germany
Stockholm,
Sweden

Night train

Night train

(≈ 12h00)

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Stockholm,
Sweden
Abisko,
Sweden

Night train

Night train

(≈ 16h20)

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Detailed itinerary

The itinerary includes 40h20 of transport and 3 steps.
Night train

Paris - Hambourg

That's right, starting in July 2026, you'll be able to fall asleep in Paris and wake up in Hamburg, thanks to European Sleeper's new Paris-Berlin night train service! Find all the details (frequency, timetables, etc.) in this article.

The step from Paris to Hambourg lasts 12h00. You'll travel in a European Sleeper.
Night train

Hambourg - Stockholm

The step from Hambourg to Stockholm lasts 12h00. You'll travel in a EuroNight (SJ) operated by SJ.
Night train

Stockholm - Abisko

Thanks to the Stockholm-Narvik night train, you can fall asleep in Sweden’s capital and wake up the next day in the heart of Lapland. For this journey, we highly recommend stopping in Abisko. This small locality, located in the far north of Sweden on the shores of Lake Torneträsk, is home to two train stations: Abisko Östra and Abisko Turiststation ('Abisko Tourist Station'). It's a key gateway to one of Sweden's and Europe's very first national parks. Abisko is also world-famous for northern lights observation!

The step from Stockholm to Abisko lasts 16h20. You'll travel in a Night train (other) operated by SJ.

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