Kolding to Saint Petersburg by train
Travel from Kolding (Denmark) to Saint Petersburg (Russia) by train (1327km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Kolding in Denmark to Saint Petersburg in Russia, the main route leads either via Sweden and Finland or via Germany and Poland (optionally Ukraine) to Russia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Kolding (Denmark) - Stockholm (Sweden) - Helsinki (Finland) - Saint Petersburg (Russia)
- 2Kolding (Denmark) - Berlin (Germany) - Moscow (Russia) - Saint Petersburg (Russia)
1327 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Kolding to Saint Petersburg, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Saint Petersburg - Kolding / Copenhagen - Saint Petersburg / Copenhagen - Yekaterinburg / Copenhagen - Vladivostok / Aalborg - Moscow / Aarhus - Moscow / Kolding - Moscow / Odense - Moscow / Odense - Saint Petersburg1 Kolding (Denmark) - Stockholm (Sweden) - Helsinki (Finland) - Saint Petersburg (Russia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Kolding (Denmark) to Stockholm (Sweden)
To buy a train ticket from Denmark to Sweden, have a look at the booking links. Depending on where you start in Denmark, you first have to buy a ticket from your starting place to Copenhagen. From Copenhagen, buy a second train ticket to your destination in Sweden.
There are frequent train connections from everywhere in Denmark to Copenhagen. Copenhagen is the main hub to continue to Sweden and Scandinavia in general. There are direct trains going from Copenhagen to Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Otherwise first travel via the Öresund Bridge (train runs every 20 minutes) to Malmö (Sweden), from where you continue to your destination in Sweden.
Where to buy a ticket from Kolding to Stockholm?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Snabbtåg (S) / Öresundståg (OT) / InterCityLyn (Lyn) / InterCity (IC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
NT 2 Malmö - Stockholm
train company:
SJ Statens Järnvägar / DSB Danske Statsbaner
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Stockholm - Kolding / Copenhagen - Stockholm / Copenhagen - Gothenburg / Copenhagen - Malmö / Odense - Stockholm / Aalborg - Stockholm
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Stockholm (Sweden) to Helsinki (Finland)
To travel by ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki, book a direct overnight ferry. The daily departure time in Stockholm is in the late afternoon. The arrival in Helsinki in the morning.
If you want to travel by a cheaper ferry or during the day (not overnight), you have to take a ferry route from Stockholm to Turku.
The journey time is about 17 hours. The ticket prices depends on the day you travel. Use the given booking links to find an exact ticket price and the schedule.
Where to buy a ticket from Stockholm to Helsinki?
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ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Stockholm - Helsinki / Stockholm - Turku
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Helsinki - Stockholm
1c Travelling from Helsinki (Finland) to Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg by the direct Allegro trains.
The journey time for the 443 kilometres between Finland and Russia is about 3.5 hours. Train tickets are available from Euro 70 in 2nd class. There are at least three connections per day.
Buy your ticket via the given booking links where you find as well the exact train schedules.
Where to buy a ticket from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Allegro (AE)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Saint Petersburg - Helsinki
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Kolding (Denmark) - Berlin (Germany) - Moscow (Russia) - Saint Petersburg (Russia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Kolding (Denmark) to Berlin (Germany)
To travel from Denmark to Germany by train, use one of the daily connections which usually runs via Hamburg. Please use the following booking links to find schedules and ticket prices. The "Europe Special" price of Deutsche Bahn is available from EUR 39. As earlier you book, as cheaper the prices are.
If you want to include a night train, there is currently only one IC train travelling overnight from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Hamburg (Germany). In 2021 a new line will open from Stockholm via Copenhagen to Hamburg and Berlin.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 301 Malmö - Berlin / ST1 Stockholm - Berlin
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / DSB Danske Statsbaner
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Kolding / Copenhagen - Berlin / Copenhagen - Bremen / Copenhagen - Cologne / Copenhagen - Dresden / Copenhagen - Frankfurt am Main / Copenhagen - Hamburg / Copenhagen - Hanover / Copenhagen - Leipzig / Copenhagen - Munich / Copenhagen - Stuttgart
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Moscow (Russia)
Two direct night trains connect Berlin with Moscow. The journey time is 24 hours. You can buy train tickets from 160 EUR. The price depends on your travel date and the category you choose. You can find the exact timetable and ticket prices via the given booking links.
Three times a week you can travel on these direct train connections. One night train comes from Paris (EN453 Transeuropean Express) with a stop in Berlin. From Berlin there is a direct train EN 441/14M Strizh.
You can find travel reports with many photos about both night trains in our blog.
If you want to avoid the trip through Belarus, travel from Berlin to Warsaw and from there by night train to Kiev. In Kiev you take the direct train to Moscow.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Moscow?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 453/24J Paris - Moscow / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin / EN 441/14M Berlin - Moscow
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Berlin
2c Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Saint Petersburg (Russia)
You can travel from Moscow to Saint Petersburg by Sapsan high-speed-train or by night train. The fastest travel time is 3:30 hours by Sapsan. A journey by overnight train takes 8 to 9 hours. There are 20 to 25 train connections daily around the clock. Train tickets are available from 30 EUR. You can find these train tickets as well as the exact timetable via the given booking links.
In addition to the fast Sapsan train, overnight travel is very interesting: the night trains offer many comfort categories from basic seats to luxury sleeping cabins.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Saint Petersburg?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Saint Petersburg - Moscow
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