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How to get fromCologne to Bydgoszczby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Bydgoszcz by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

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    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 Bydgoszcz Glownatrain train 95 / ...
    10h 23m
    zł 417–1,335

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Masurenallee - Berlinbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bydgoszcz, Bus stationbus bus 1336 / ...
    12h 42m

  3. Drive  935.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Bydgoszczcar car 935.7 km
    7h 59m
    zł 598–864

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG)plane plane DUS - BZG
    6h 47m
    zł 471–1,800

  5. Train via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Bydgoszcz Glownatrain train 95 / ...
    11h 12m
    zł 635–1,355

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Essen Hbftrain train S6
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Poznańbus bus
    3. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Bydgoszcz Glownatrain train Ic / ...
    15h 12m
    zł 432–634

  7. 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 Bydgoszcz Glownatrain train
    6h 34m
    zł 523–1,313

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DUS - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bydgoszcz Glownatrain train
    8h 27m
    zł 524–1,573

Cologne to Bydgoszcz by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration10h 23mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 417Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 966.4 km
  • Duration: 10h 23m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Bydgoszcz Glowna via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, and Rzepin in around 10h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Bydgoszcz, Bus station via Masurenallee - Berlin and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 12h 42m.

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