There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Wrocław by plane, train, bus, car, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane CGN - WRO
6h 26mzł 387–1,326Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cologne to Wroclaw827.5 km
9h 47mzł 175Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- 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
10h 51mzł 653–1,356Bus via Bensberg bus station
- Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus N20
14h 10mzł 320–490Drive 827 km
- Drive from Cologne to Wrocławcar 827 km
7h 17mzł 670–967Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane DUS - WRO
7h 10mzł 459–1,288Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane FRA - WRO
5h 16mzł 502–1,430Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane AMS - WRO
7h 41mzł 535–1,614Train
- 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
11h 47mzł 666–1,350Train #2
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden-Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
11h 48mzł 444–810Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Wrocławbus Ivano-Frankivsk
24h 11mzł 750–800
Cologne to Wrocław by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Wrocław is to rideshare which costs 175 zł and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Wrocław is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs 500 zł - 1 500 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Wrocław. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Wrocław. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Wroclaw Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt and Zgorzelec. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Cologne and Wrocław is 712 km. The road distance is 827 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Wrocław without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 51m and costs 650 zł - 1 400 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Cologne to Wrocław, including transfers.
Cologne to Wrocław bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bensberg bus station.
Cologne to Wrocław train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Wrocław is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 380 zł - 1 400 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 650 zł - 1 400 zł and takes 10h 51m, you could also bus via Bensberg bus station, which costs 320 zł - 490 zł and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Wrocław, Poland?
Lufthansa, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Wroclaw (WRO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Wroclaw Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, and Zgorzelec in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Wroclaw via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Wroclaw via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Wroclaw via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Wroclaw via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Wroclaw via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Wroclaw via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–2,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 350–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 120–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 490–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 171
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 171
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 171
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 260–400
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bensberg bus station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 320–490
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 750–800
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Cologne to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 175
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Wrocław bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Cologne to Wrocław train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Wrocław is 827 km. It takes approximately 7h 17m to drive from Cologne to Wrocław.
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