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

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There are 9 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 52m
    zł 343–1,250

  3. Train via Berlin

    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 Katowicetrain train 96 / ...
    13h 24m
    zł 706–1,528

  4. Bus via Bensberg bus station

    1. Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus bus N20
    16h 50m
    zł 390–600

  5. Drive  1,005.8 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Katowicecar car 1,005.8 km
    8h 40m
    zł 653–943

  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 Katowicetrain train
    7h 19m
    zł 419–1,239

  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 5m
    zł 498–1,312

  8. 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 41m

  9. Bus

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

Cologne to Katowice by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration13h 24mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 706Cheapest 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 Hbf to Katowice via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 13h 24m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 390–600 and the journey takes 14h 55m.

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