There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Gdańsk by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane DUS - GDN
4h 43mzł 487–1,361Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Angermünde, Bahnhoftrain Re3
- Take the bus from Angermünde, Bahnhof to Szczecin Dworzec autobusowybus
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Gdansk Glownytrain Ic
15h 6mzł 466–1,470Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Gdansk Glownytrain 95 / ...
12h 38mzł 737–1,500Bus
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Gdansk, Bus Stationbus N1387
19h 25mDrive 1,072.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Gdańskcar 1,072.5 km
9h 44mzł 689–995Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane FRA - GDN
4h 39mzł 556–1,428Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane DTM - GDN
5h 29mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane BRU - GDN
6h 3mzł 573–1,621Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane AMS - GDN
7hzł 589–1,715Bus via Kaliningrad
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 909
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus 900 / ...
26h 54mzł 811–1,194
Cologne to Gdańsk by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Gdańsk is to train and bus which costs 460 zł - 1 500 zł and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Gdańsk is to train and fly which takes 4h 39m and costs 550 zł - 1 500 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Gdańsk station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Gdansk, Bus Station via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Gdańsk. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Gdansk Glowny via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
The distance between Cologne and Gdańsk is 930 km. The road distance is 1072.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Gdańsk without a car is to train which takes 12h 38m and costs 700 zł - 1 500 zł.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Cologne to Gdańsk, including transfers.
Cologne to Gdańsk bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis station.
Cologne to Gdańsk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Gdańsk is to train which takes 12h 38m and costs 700 zł - 1 500 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 19h 25m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Gdańsk, Poland?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Gdansk Glowny via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 12h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Gdansk, Bus Station via Südviertel, Essen and Essen central train station in around 19h 25m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–850
Flights from Brussels Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 140–900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 420–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 430–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 220–420
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–330
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–270
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Angermünde, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Gdansk, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 440–700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Angermünde, Bahnhof to Szczecin Dworzec autobusowy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–60
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus station
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Gdańsk bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Südviertel, Essen station.
Cologne to Gdańsk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Gdańsk is 1072 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Cologne to Gdańsk.
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