There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Kielce by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- 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 Kielce Glownetrain
7h 33mzł 457–1,353Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
cheapest- 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
- Take the train from Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glownetrain
10h 32mzł 401–1,387Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain Ic
14h 47mzł 887–3,747Bus
- Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N20
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Stationbus 1262A / ...
20h 32mzł 432–712Drive 1,143.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kielcecar 1,143.1 km
10h 52mzł 703–1,016Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glownetrain
7h 48mzł 491–1,479Train 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 Kielce Glownetrain
7h 34mzł 561–1,753Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take the train from Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glownetrain
8h 49mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane FRA - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain
9h 12mzł 732–2,186Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EIN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain
10h 6mzł 426–1,659Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain Ic
15h 46mzł 959–3,759Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain Ic / ...
29h 32m
Cologne to Kielce by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to bus which costs 430 zł - 750 zł and takes 20h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to fly and train which takes 7h 33m and costs 450 zł - 1 400 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kielce station. However, there are services departing from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf and arriving at Kielce, Bus Station via Bensberg bus station and Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Kielce. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Kielce Glowne via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 47m.
The distance between Cologne and Kielce is 1119 km. The road distance is 1143.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kielce without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 47m and costs 850 zł - 3 800 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Cologne to Kielce, including transfers.
Cologne to Kielce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bensberg bus station.
Cologne to Kielce train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 47m and costs 850 zł - 3 800 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 430 zł - 750 zł and takes 20h 32m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kielce, Poland?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Kielce Glowne via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 14h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf to Kielce, Bus Station via Bensberg bus station and Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 20h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
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 400–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–650
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,100
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 160–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–2,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,100
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–380
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 190–700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–430
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–390
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 190–700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–390
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–380
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 190–700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 500–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–490
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–490
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–400
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–400
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejedolnoslaskie.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–340
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–340
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bensberg bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 390–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Cologne to Kielce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Cologne to Kielce train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kielce is 1143 km. It takes approximately 10h 52m to drive from Cologne to Kielce.
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