Gothenburg to Copenhagen by train
Göteborg Centralstation → København H
Trains link Gothenburg (Göteborg Centralstation) and Copenhagen (København H) in about 3h 05m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Öresundståg (336 km, typically 3 h 50 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 3h 05m
- Typical
- ≈ 3h 33m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Öresundståg, SJ, Vy

How long does the train from Gothenburg to Copenhagen take?
The fastest trains cover Gothenburg to Copenhagen in about 3h 05m; a typical journey takes around 3h 33m.
Is there a direct train from Gothenburg to Copenhagen?
Yes: direct trains run between Göteborg Centralstation and København H.
This corridor in the atlas
- Öresundståg Rolls off Sweden’s West Coast Line and over the 8 km Øresund Bridge, plunging into the Drogden tunnel to reach Copenhagen.
Legendary routes through Gothenburg or Copenhagen
- SJ X2000 Stockholm → Gothenburg
- Lyntog Copenhagen–Aarhus Copenhagen → Aarhus
- Kust till kust-banan Gothenburg → Kalmar
- DSB InterCity Copenhagen → Aalborg
More trains from Gothenburg
- Gothenburg → Oslo ≈ 3h 30m · direct
- Gothenburg → Stockholm ≈ 4h 17m · direct
More train routes in Sweden · Denmark.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.