There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Katowice by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
6hTrain, train to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssentrain
- Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane MST - KTW
6h 46mzł 216–2,225Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Katowicetrain Ic / ...
14h 4mzł 836–3,469Bus via Bensberg bus station
- Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N20
16h 27mzł 350–600Drive 1,005.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Katowicecar 1,005.3 km
8h 39mzł 616–890Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
6h 44mzł 400–1,116Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
6h 56mzł 495–1,463Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane EIN - KTW
7h 45mzł 262–1,154Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bohumintrain Drf
- Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain Ec
19h 39mBus
- Take the bus from Köln to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
26h 23m
Cologne to Katowice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Katowice is to bus via Bensberg bus station which costs 350 zł - 600 zł and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Katowice is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs 400 zł - 1 200 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Katowice. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 26h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Katowice via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 4m.
The distance between Cologne and Katowice is 936 km. The road distance is 1005.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Katowice without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 14h 4m and costs 800 zł - 3 500 zł.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Cologne to Katowice, including transfers.
Cologne to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bensberg bus station.
Cologne to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Katowice is to train via Berlin which takes 14h 4m and costs 800 zł - 3 500 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Bensberg bus station, which costs 350 zł - 600 zł and takes 16h 27m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Katowice via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, and Rzepin in around 14h 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 350–600 and the journey takes 14h 55m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–650
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–950
Flights from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 90–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 450–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 50–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- zł 35–55
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–65
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 17–20
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 350–600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Cologne to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Katowice is 1005 km. It takes approximately 8h 39m to drive from Cologne to Katowice.
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