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

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

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

    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
    6h 2m

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International 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 Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    7h 51m
    zł 263–1,250

  3. Train via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    5. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain train Ic / ...
    13h 33m
    zł 789–1,746

  4. Bus via Bensberg bus station

    1. Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus bus N20
    16h 50m
    zł 360–550

  5. Drive  1,005.8 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Katowicecar car 1,005.8 km
    8h 40m
    zł 648–936

  6. 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 Katowicetrain train
    6h 57m
    zł 404–1,225

  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 Katowicetrain train
    7h 1m
    zł 542–1,295

  8. Train, train to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssentrain train
    3. Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane MST - KTW
    6h 49m
    zł 407–2,203

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bohumintrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain train Ec
    19h 12m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Katowicebus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    26h 23m
    zł 800–900

Cologne to Katowice by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration13h 33mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 789Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 935.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

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

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Katowice via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 13h 33m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 360–550 and the journey takes 14h 55m.

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