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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Gliwice by train, plane, bus, or car

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

    best
    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 Port Lotniczy to Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowebus bus
    6h 56m

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, bus

    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 Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    4. Take the bus from Pyrzowice Port Lotniczy to Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowebus bus
    8h 47m
    zł 346–1,254

  3. 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 Gliwicetrain train 96 / ...
    12h 56m
    zł 686–1,458

  4. Bus via Düsseldorf

    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowebus bus N1361
    16h 38m
    zł 488–711

  5. Drive  973.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Gliwicecar car 973.9 km
    8h 26m
    zł 633–914

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Gliwicetrain train
    7h 56m
    zł 449–1,302

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Gliwicetrain train
    7h 42m
    zł 529–1,367

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane FRA - WRO
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Gliwicetrain train
    7h 51m
    zł 576–1,514

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Gliwicetrain train 96 / ...
    14h 49m
    zł 758–1,648

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Katowicebus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    27h 33m
    zł 820–878

Cologne to Gliwice by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration12h 56mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 686Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 949.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 56m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Gliwice via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 12h 56m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe once daily. Tickets cost zł 430–650 and the journey takes 15h 12m.

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