Train from Gothenburg to London
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Copenhagen, Cologne and Brussels |
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Sample itinerary: Depart Gothenburg on the 1342 service to Copenhagen, where you'll arrive at 1737, in time to transfer to the 1842 sleeper service to Cologne. After an early transfer to the 0644 to Brussels, you'll have time to grab a bite to eat in the Belgian capital before taking the 0929 or 1129 Eurostar back to St Pancras.
Price: Booking an InterRail pass is recommended.
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| Leg 1: | Gothenburg (Göteborg) to Copenhagen (København H) First train departs Gothenburg at 0542 weekdays and 0627 (express train) week-round, with further weekday services at 0642, 0712 and 0727. Services run hourly weekdays and every other hour weekends from 0742 until 1942. There are also additional services at 0927 on Saturday; 1727 (express train) at weekends; and at 1132 (express train), 1327, 1527 and 1927 every day. |
Frequency of service: Up to 21 trains a day.
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Øresundtåg/SJ Journey time: from 3 hours 28 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 2: | 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
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CityNightLine Journey time: 11 hours 32 minutes
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| 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 platformTransfer time: Allow 20 mins
Book a hotel near Cologne Central Station
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| Leg 3: | 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
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InterCity Express Journey time: From 1 hour 47 minutes
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| Transfer | A quick same-station change of platform at Brussels Midi station to catch the onward connection. |
Change of platformTransfer time: Allow 20 mins
Book a hotel near Brussels Midi
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| Leg 4: | 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.
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Eurostar Journey time: From 1 hr 58 mins
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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). |
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Your route back from Gothenburg
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
