There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Katowice by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
best- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane EIN - KTW
7h 1mzł 272–1,265Train via Dresden
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain Ic / ...
14h 21mzł 848–1,861Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1310
17h 55mzł 440–700Drive 1,073.9 km
- Drive from Aachen to Katowicecar 1,073.9 km
9h 21mzł 689–995Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
6h 58mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
7h 45mTrain to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssentrain
- Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane MST - KTW
5h 59mzł 369–1,976Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
7h 36mzł 595–1,418Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EIN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
8h 45mzł 334–1,494Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CRL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
8h 58mzł 345–1,372Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bohumintrain Drf
- Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain Ec
19h 52mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
28h 13m
Aachen to Katowice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Katowice is to train and bus and fly which costs 340 zł - 1 400 zł and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Katowice is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 360 zł - 2 000 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Aachen station west station and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Katowice via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 21m.
The distance between Aachen and Katowice is 1124 km. The road distance is 1073.9 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Katowice without a car is to train via Dresden which takes 14h 21m and costs 850 zł - 1 900 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Aachen to Katowice, including transfers.
Aachen to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Katowice is to train via Dresden which takes 14h 21m and costs 850 zł - 1 900 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 440 zł - 700 zł and takes 17h 55m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Katowice via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 14h 21m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 440–700 and the journey takes 17h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–2,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 160–1,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–650
Flights from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,700
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,300
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,200
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,200
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 200–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 390–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–210
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–290
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 90–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–290
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–290
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- zł 35–55
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- zł 40–60
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 18–22
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aachen station west to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 440–700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 60–110
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 800–900
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Aachen to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Aachen to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Katowice is 1074 km. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Aachen to Katowice.
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