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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Łódź by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DUS - WAW
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Lodz Fabrycznatrain train
    6h 27m
    zł 393–1,098

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane EIN - WAW
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Lodz Fabrycznatrain train
    8h 57m
    zł 340–1,290

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Kutnotrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Kutno to Lodz Kaliskatrain train Ic / ...
    13h 2m
    zł 776–3,187

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Mercatorstraße, Duisburgbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Lodz, Bus Stationbus bus N1328
    14h 39m

  5. Drive 1,000.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Łódźcar car 1,000.2 km
    8h 34m
    zł 609–880

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane FRA - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Lodz Fabrycznatrain train
    6h 23m
    zł 504–1,511

  7. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    3. Take the bus from Pyrzowice, Katowice Airport to Lodz, Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 28m

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane plane FRA - POZ
    3. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Kutnotrain train
    4. Take the train from Kutno to Lodz Kaliskatrain train
    7h 38m
    zł 607–1,584

  9. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DTM - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Lodz Fabrycznatrain train
    7h 12m

  10. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Lodz Widzewtrain train
    9h 7m
    zł 547–1,720

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain train S6
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Łódź Kaliska Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    15h 44m

Cologne to Łódź by train

Calendar48Weekly Trains
Duration13h 2mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 776Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,168.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 27m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Łódź, Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Lodz Kaliska via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, Rzepin, and Kutno in around 13h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Lodz, Bus Station via Mercatorstraße, Duisburg and Duisburg central train station in around 14h 39m.

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