City to city

Stockholm to Copenhagen by train

Stockholm Centralstation → København H

Fastest

≈ 5h 13m

Typical

≈ 5h 24m

Direct trains

No

Fewest changes

1

Operators

SJ, Öresundståg, Snälltåget

Trains link Stockholm (Stockholm Centralstation) and Copenhagen (København H) in about 5h 13m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.

How long does the train from Stockholm to Copenhagen take?

The fastest trains cover Stockholm to Copenhagen in about 5h 13m; a typical journey takes around 5h 24m.

Is there a direct train from Stockholm to Copenhagen?

Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.

Is the train or a flight faster from Stockholm to Copenhagen?

A typical flight works out roughly 1h 30m quicker door to door (about 4h 10m against 5h 45m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.

Train, door to door

≈ 5h 45m

Flight, door to door

≈ 4h 10m (est.)

CO₂e per passenger

~22 kg train · ~71 kg plane

Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.

Legendary routes through Stockholm or Copenhagen

• SJ X2000 Stockholm → Gothenburg
• EuroNight Stockholm → Hamburg
• Arctic Circle Train Stockholm → Narvik
• Lyntog Copenhagen–Aarhus Copenhagen → Aarhus

Sleepers too: night trains from Stockholm.

More trains from Stockholm

• Stockholm → Malmö ≈ 4h 28m · direct
• Stockholm → Gothenburg ≈ 4h 34m · direct
• Stockholm → Oslo ≈ 5h 46m · direct

All trains from Stockholm →

More train routes in Sweden · Denmark · Germany.

Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.