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

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Zabrze 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 37m

  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
    8h 28m
    zł 351–1,257

  3. Train via Reinickendorf

    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 Zabrzetrain train 96 / ...
    13h 9m
    zł 690–1,459

  4. Bus via Bensberg bus station

    1. Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus bus N20
    18h 16m
    zł 410–600

  5. Drive  981.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Zabrzecar car 981.6 km
    8h 33m
    zł 814–1,175

  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 Zabrzetrain train
    7h 43m
    zł 444–1,291

  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 Zabrzetrain train
    7h 29m
    zł 524–1,354

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane FRA - WRO
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zabrzetrain train
    8h 29m
    zł 591–1,611

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zabrzetrain train 96 / ...
    15h 8m
    zł 769–1,636

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Katowicebus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    27h 40m
    zł 827–884

Cologne to Zabrze by train

Calendar54Weekly Trains
Duration13h 9mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 690Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 957 km
  • Duration: 6h 37m

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

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Zabrze via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 13h 9m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bensberg bus station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 400–600 and the journey takes 14h 55m.

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