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København / Copenhagen to Stockholm by train
How to take the rail journey from Copenhagen / København to Stockholm
Take the straightforward journey by train between the Danish and Swedish capitals and you'll have a charming experience
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Routes
From København H /Copenhagen H to Stockholm Central/Stockholm C
Journey Summary
5hr 19min (approx)
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Stockholm
All trains also call at: Norrköping and Linköping
It is not possible to use these trains for journeys between København/Copenhagen and Malmo.
Mon - Friday = 7 x trains per day
Saturday= 5 x trains
Sunday= 7 x trains
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: around 6 months ahead
Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding (see below).
Try to book for a date too far ahead on SJ and 'Not Available' will be displayed.
If you see this, check back and find the furthest date ahead that tickets are on sale for.
If you can be flexible with departure and arrival times, search through the day's departures to see which have the cheapest fares.
Trains leaving earlier/later on the same day can be 3 x more expensive than others.
DSB (the Danish national rail operator) does NOT sell tickets for this journey.
Rail Pass Users:
Booking reservations in advance online on the SJ website is highly recommended - particularly if you will be travelling between Friday and Sundays and around holiday dates.
It's not unknown for the most popular trains to sell out completely days in advance in both 1st and 2nd class.
The instructions for how to do this are here.
Or it's possible to avoid the rail pass fees by taking a longer alternative route.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| SJ | from 195 kr (Swedish) |
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Good to Know
Aim to be at København H station at least 15mins before the train departs- these trains depart from a spor (platform/track/), which is located some distance from the main concourse at København H.
We haven't classed this as a scenic journey, though the Swedish landscape is easy on the eye.
Though this journey does it have its wow moments including the crossing of the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden.
Though apart from looking down at the water, there isn't much to see from the train (apart from the sea).
What can be rather lovely are the fairly frequent views of the small, but glistening lakes which the train will travel by in Sweden; the videos were captured to the north of Lund.
~ Much more spectacular, than crossing the Oresund Bridge in terms of what can be seen from the trains is the view from Sweden's highest railway bridge at Sodertlaje; which the train will travel over around 30 mins before it will arrive in Stockholm.~
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