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  • Image 1: Stockholm
    Stockholm
  • Image 2: Cologne
    Cologne
  • Image 3: Cologne
    Cologne
  • Image 4: Hambourg
    Hambourg

🌎 Countries crossed

France, Germany, Sweden

🕔 Transport time

19h20

đŸŒ± Carbon footprint

≈ 3 times
less than with a
plane

đŸ’Œ Journey type

Winter, Culture

How to join Stockholm from Paris by train?

Want to travel to the Swedish capital via Germany? That's what Marion did (with her dog Rafiki!), and what she telle us in the 5th episode of season 2 of Je t'offre un rail ? the podcast that will get you hooked on trains, with the support of SNCF Connect!

Paris,
France
Cologne,
Germany

High speed train

High speed train

(≈ 3h20)

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Cologne,
Germany
Hambourg,
Germany

High speed train

High speed train

(≈ 4h00)

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Hambourg,
Germany
Stockholm,
Sweden

Night train

Night train

(≈ 12h00)

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Detailed itinerary

The itinerary includes 19h20 of transport and 3 steps.
High speed train

Paris - Cologne

The step from Paris to Cologne lasts 3h20. You'll travel in a high speed train.
High speed train

Cologne - Hambourg

The step from Cologne to Hambourg lasts 4h00. You'll travel in a high speed train.
Night train

Hambourg - Stockholm

The step from Hambourg to Stockholm lasts 12h00. You'll travel in a night train.

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