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Train from Östersund to London

 
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Overview

Route: Östersund to London via Stockholm, Copenhagen, Cologne and Brussels
Journey time: From 29 hours 23 minutes
 

Detailed itinerary

Option 1: via Stockholm, Copenhagen, Cologne and Brussels (sleeper)

Sample itinerary: Rise early to catch the 0600 train from Östersund to Stockholm, where you can connect easily to the 1221 service to Copenhagen, arriving at 1733. This gives you plenty of time to make the 1842 sleeper service to Cologne. From Cologne, take the 0644 service to Brussels, where you've got plenty of time to transfer to the 0929 Eurostar service back to the UK.
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Leg 1: Östersund to Stockholm

Trains depart Östersund daily at 0600 during the week and 0800 at weekends, and there are two further year-round services at 1728 and 2052 (arriving in Stockholm at 0337). From December 14th until May 2nd there are trains at 1040, 1523 and 1710 (there is also a train at 1153 on Thursdays), and a 1547 service on Saturdays from May 3 - June 19.
Frequency of service: Up to 5 trains a day
Operator:

SJ

Journey time: From 5 hours
Transfer A quick same-station change of platform in Stockholm Central Station

Change of platform

Transfer time: Allow 20 minutes
 
Book a hotel near Stockholm Central
 
Leg 2: Stockholm Central to Copenhagen (København H)

First train departs Stockholm at 0621, with trains every two hours until 1421, and a further service at 1740 Sunday - Friday.
Frequency of service: Every two hours, 5 or 6 trains a day.
Operator:

SJ

Journey time: 5 hours 12 minutes
Transfer A quick same-station change of platform within Copenhagen Central Station (København H)

Change of platform

Transfer time: Allow 20 minutes
 
Book a hotel near Copenhagen Central Station (København H)
 
Leg 3: Copenhagen (Kobenhavn H) to Cologne (Köln Hbf) (sleeper)

Train departs Copenhagen at 1842, arriving in Cologne the next morning at 0614.
Frequency of service: Daily
Operator:

CityNightLine

Journey time: 11 hours 32 minutes
Transfer A quick same-station change of platform at Cologne Central Station to catch the onward connection. If you have time to spare, Cologne cathedral is next door.

Change of platform

Transfer time: Allow 20 mins
 
Book a hotel near Cologne Central Station
 
Leg 4: Cologne Central Station (Köln Hbf) to Brussels Midi

First train departs Cologne 0645. Further trains depart 0745, 0843, 1045, 1244, 1443, 1545, 1745, 1912 and 1943.
Frequency of service: 10 trains per day
Operator:

InterCity Express

Journey time: From 1 hour 47 minutes
Transfer A quick same-station change of platform at Brussels Midi station to catch the onward connection.

Change of platform

Transfer time: Allow 20 mins
 
Book a hotel near Brussels Midi
 
Leg 5: Brussels to London St Pancras

First train 0659 (Mon-Thurs, Sat), 0759 (Fri), 0859 (Sun).
Last train 2017 (Mon-Thurs), 2029 (Fri), 1959 (Sat), 2029 (Sun)
Frequency of service: 9 trains a day.
Operator:

Eurostar

Journey time: From 1 hr 58 mins
Destination

Welcome to London. St Pancras International now has lots of lovely shops, restaurants and gastro pubs... and free wifi throughout the station. If you're planning to stay in the capital, there are over 60 hotels within a one mile radius of St Pancras (by the way, the new spectacular St Pancras Midland Grand Hotel - a 5-star Marriott hotel - has now opened!).

From St Pancras, there are mainline rail connections to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, as well as First Capital Connect trains on the cross-London Thameslink route which continues north as far as Bedford or south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

Across the street is Kings Cross station, which has rail connections to the north of England and Scotland, and it's a 15-minute walk (in the opposite direction, heading west) to Euston Station for connections to the West Midlands, the West Coast (including Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester) and Glasgow (including the Scotrail sleeper service).

 
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Your route back from Östersund (train only)

The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.

 

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