There are 8 ways to get from Cottbus to Košice by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
best- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane BER - KSC
6h 44m€91–337Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cottbus bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1360a
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Košicebus 1262 / ...
12h 15m€64–98Train via Žilina
- Take the train from Cottbus Hbf to Goerlitztrain Rb
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain 341 / ...
- Take the train from Zilina to Kosicetrain 525 / ...
12h 26m€65–170Drive 699.9 km
- Drive from Cottbus to Košicecar 699.9 km
7h 41m€109–157Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane LEJ - KSC
8h 2m€216–516Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BER - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
8h 24m€81–272Train
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zabreh na Moravetrain Drf
- Take the train from Zabreh Na Morave to Kosicetrain Ic
16h 21mTrain #2
- Take the train from Cottbus Hbf to Zittautrain Rb
- Take the train from Liberec to Jaromertrain Re
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosicetrain Ic
16h 30m
Cottbus to Košice by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cottbus to Košice is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cottbus to Košice is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cottbus station to Košice. However, there are services departing from Cottbus bus station and arriving at Košice via Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Cottbus to Košice. However, there are services departing from Cottbus Hbf and arriving at Kosice via Goerlitz, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, Bohumin and Zilina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
The distance between Cottbus and Košice is 789 km. The road distance is 699.9 km.
The best way to get from Cottbus to Košice without a car is to bus which takes 12h 15m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Cottbus to Košice, including transfers.
Cottbus to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cottbus bus station.
Cottbus to Košice train services, operated by ODEG, depart from Cottbus Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cottbus to Košice is to bus which takes 12h 15m and costs €60 - €100. Alternatively, you can train via Žilina, which costs €65 - €170 and takes 12h 26m.
What companies run services between Cottbus, Germany and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Cottbus bus station to Košice via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 12h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cottbus Hbf to Kosice via Goerlitz, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, Bohumin, and Zilina in around 12h 26m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Košice International Airport via Frankfurt, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Košice International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Cottbus Hbf to Goerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- ODEG
Train from Cottbus Hbf to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- 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
- €40–65
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Zilina to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zabreh na Morave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Zilina to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Zilina to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Zabreh Na Morave to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 725 100 725
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.cz
Train from Liberec to Jaromer
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arriva.cz
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cottbus bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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Booking & Getting There
Cottbus to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Cottbus to Košice train services, operated by ODEG, arrive at Goerlitz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cottbus to Košice is 700 km. It takes approximately 7h 41m to drive from Cottbus to Košice.
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