Train and Ferry from Östersund to London
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Stockholm, Copenhagen, Esbjerg and Harwich (train and ferry) |
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Sample itinerary: The 0600 train gets you to Stockholm in time to connect for the 1221 to Copenhagen, where you can transfer onwards for the 1830 to Esbjerg. Once there, however, you'll have a night and day to rest and explore before catching the ferry back to Harwich. Alternatively you could break up the journey with an evening meal and overnight stay in the Danish capital before continuing to Esbjerg.
Price: Booking an InterRail pass is recommended.
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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
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| Transfer | A quick same-station change of platform in Stockholm Central Station |
Change of platformTransfer time: Allow 20 minutes
Book a hotel near Stockholm Central
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| 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
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| Transfer | A quick same-station change of platform within Copenhagen Central Station (København H) |
Change of platformTransfer time: Allow 20 minutes
Book a hotel near Copenhagen Central Station (København H)
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| Leg 3: | Copenhagen to Esbjerg First train departs Copenhagen at 0630, with trains every two hours until 2030, and an additional Friday service at 1416 between December 18th and June 18th, and August 20th and December 10th. |
Frequency of service: Up to 9 trains a day.
Operator:
DSB InterCity Journey time: From 2 hours 54 minutes
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| Transfer | Esbjerg station is a twenty minute walk to the port, alternatively bus number 5 runs from the station to the port every twenty minutes, or you can take a taxi. |
Short hopTransfer time: Allow 40 minutes
Book a hotel in Esbjerg
Book a hotel in Esbjerg
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| Leg 4: | Ferry from Esbjerg to Harwich Ferries depart Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 1845, arriving at 1200 the next day. |
Frequency of service: 3 ferries a week.
Operator:
DFDS Seaways Journey time: 18 hours 15 minutes
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| Transfer | Harwich International Station is immediatley adjacent to the port and a transfer between the two is quick and simple. |
Short hopTransfer time: Allow 30 minutes
Book a hotel in Harwich
Book a hotel in Harwich
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| Leg 5: | Harwich International to London Liverpool Street First train departs Harwich international at 0800 weekdays, running hourly until 1500, with additinal services at 1700, 2000 and 2100. On Saturdays, trains run hourly from 0600 to 2100 (though at 1803, not 1800). There is no service to London Liverpool Street on Sundays. |
Frequency of service: 11 trains a day during the week, 16 trains a day on Saturdays.
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National Express East Anglia Journey time: From 1 hour 33 minutes
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| 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). |
Book a hotel near St Pancras
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Your route back from Östersund (train and ferry)
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
