There are 7 ways to get from Dresden to Katowice by bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus via Wrocław
best- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus N1306 / ...
- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1365 / ...
6h 29mzł 207–251Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Dresden to Katowice440.1 km
5h 20mzł 96Train via Wrocław
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain 96 / ...
7h 26mzł 267–573Drive 445.4 km
- Drive from Dresden to Katowicecar 445.4 km
4h 2mzł 364–526Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane PRG - KTW
8h 42mzł 500–1,188Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N20 / ...
6h 55mzł 190–210Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Bohumintrain Drf
- Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain Ec
9h 30m
Dresden to Katowice by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Katowice is to rideshare which costs 96 zł and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Katowice is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs 360 zł - 550 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt and arriving at Katowice via Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 26m.
The distance between Dresden and Katowice is 454 km. The road distance is 445.4 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Katowice without a car is to bus via Wrocław which takes 6h 29m and costs 200 zł - 260 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Dresden to Katowice, including transfers.
Dresden to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Katowice train services, operated by trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB, depart from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Katowice is to bus via Wrocław which takes 6h 29m and costs 200 zł - 260 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Wrocław, which costs 260 zł - 600 zł and takes 7h 26m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a bus from Dresden central station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa via Wroclaw, Bus Station in around 6h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Katowice via Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 7h 26m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Katowice International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Katowice International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 172
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 90–170
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–50
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 18–22
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 180–270
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden central station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–145
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden central station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 190–210
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Dresden to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 96
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Dresden to Katowice train services, operated by trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB, arrive at Zgorzelec Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Katowice is 445 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Dresden to Katowice.
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