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Route

Copenhagen to Stockholm

A direct high-speed train of about five hours across the bridge, against a one hour flight with airport ends.

Every way we know of

Network last written 14 September 2026

4 ways we know of, about 522 km apart. Times are typical ranges, door to door, including airport time.

Option 1F
Fly
Direct flights operate between Copenhagen and Stockholm; airport time is included.
Time
4h 11m to 5h 16m
Changes
0
CO2e
~105 kg
Fare band
££
- Fastest
- Fewest changes
- Lowest fare band
1. F
  Flight Copenhagen to Stockholm
  1h 11m to 1h 26m · 522 km · scheduled airlines · direct services operate
  Airports: Copenhagen Airport to Stockholm Arlanda.
  - Documents: Travelling within the Nordic countries a Danish citizen does not normally need a passport, but carry photo identification; see source. Source
  - Documents: Denmark taking part in Schengen does not change the rules for when a Danish citizen must bring a passport; see source. Source
  - Warning: A Nordic country may run reinforced border control; check before travelling whether a valid passport is required, see source. Source
  Estimated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 105 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  estimated: a model from distance or a hand estimate where nothing is published
  Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
Access, airport and connection time counted in the total: 3h to 3h 50m. Derived by the engine from its own models.
Option 2T
Train
Train Copenhagen to Stockholm, several trains a day.
Time
5h 10m to 5h 50m
Changes
0
CO2e
~22 kg
Fare band
££
- No flying
1. T
  Train Copenhagen to Stockholm
  5h to 5h 30m · 522 km · SJ X2000 · several trains a day
  Direct from Copenhagen Central across the bridge.
  - Documents: Travelling within the Nordic countries a Danish citizen does not normally need a passport, but carry photo identification; see source. Source
  - Documents: Denmark taking part in Schengen does not change the rules for when a Danish citizen must bring a passport; see source. Source
  - Warning: A Nordic country may run reinforced border control; check before travelling whether a valid passport is required, see source. Source
  Baggage rules on the operator site, read 11 September 2026
  Curated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 22 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  curated: written by hand from a published timetable or an operator page
  Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
Access, airport and connection time counted in the total: 10m to 20m. Derived by the engine from its own models.
Option 3C
Coach
Coach Copenhagen to Stockholm, a few coaches a day.
Time
8h 45m to 10h 25m
Changes
0
CO2e
~17 kg
Fare band
££
- Lowest emissions
- Coach leg (FlixBus): one checked bag up to 20 kg included, one cabin bag up to 7 kg, see operator
1. C
  Coach Copenhagen to Stockholm
  8h 30m to 10h · 522 km · FlixBus · a few coaches a day
  Overnight services exist.
  - Documents: Travelling within the Nordic countries a Danish citizen does not normally need a passport, but carry photo identification; see source. Source
  - Documents: Denmark taking part in Schengen does not change the rules for when a Danish citizen must bring a passport; see source. Source
  - Warning: A Nordic country may run reinforced border control; check before travelling whether a valid passport is required, see source. Source
  Baggage rules on the operator site, read 11 September 2026
  Curated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 17 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  curated: written by hand from a published timetable or an operator page
  Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
Access, airport and connection time counted in the total: 15m to 25m. Derived by the engine from its own models.
Option 4D
Drive
About 695 km by road.
Time
9h 10m to 11h
Changes
0
CO2e
~118 kg
Figure
Estimated
1. D
  Drive Copenhagen to Stockholm
  9h 10m to 11h · 543 km · your own or a hired car · whenever you leave
  Road time along the bridges and tunnels the drive has to use; tolls, traffic and stops not included.
  An estimate range from road distance. No price is shown for a drive or a taxi; ask the driver or the hire company.
  - Documents: Travelling within the Nordic countries a Danish citizen does not normally need a passport, but carry photo identification; see source. Source
  - Documents: Denmark taking part in Schengen does not change the rules for when a Danish citizen must bring a passport; see source. Source
  - Warning: A Nordic country may run reinforced border control; check before travelling whether a valid passport is required, see source. Source
  Estimated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 118 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  estimated: a model from distance or a hand estimate where nothing is published
  Your own arrangementThis does not look right

Times are typical ranges from published timetables and distance, not live departures. Nothing is booked here.

Engine: 1.0.0
Network: net-7dc478427c8498ef
Network written: 14 September 2026
Answer for: 16 September 2026

The fastest way, step by step

The fastest way in full, leg by leg. The time spent moving is separated from the time spent getting to it and away from it, because both are part of the journey and only one of them is a timetable.

Copenhagen to Stockholm

Flight

Moving: 1h 11m to 1h 26m
Getting there and waiting: 1h 45m to 2h 15m
Getting away: 1h 15m to 1h 35m

Source: Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1. Estimated

What matters on this route

The X2000 runs directly from Copenhagen Central across the Øresund Bridge to Stockholm Central in roughly five to five and a half hours. Booked ahead it is often cheaper than the flight, and it lands you in the centre with no airport at either end.

Flights are frequent and the flight itself is about an hour and ten minutes, but Arlanda is forty minutes from the city and Kastrup fifteen, so the door-to-door time is closer to four hours. The train wins on emissions by a very wide margin.

Coaches run, mostly overnight, and take eight to ten hours.