There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Katowice by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
5h 50mzł 149–773Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Katowicetrain Ic / ...
13h 36mzł 791–3,271Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1361 / ...
14h 55mzł 360–600Drive 973.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Katowicecar 973.4 km
8h 42mzł 594–857Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DUS - KTW
7h 8mzł 391–988Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- 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 Katowicetrain
6h 39mzł 389–1,068Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane EIN - KTW
7h 26mzł 280–1,323Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf 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 Katowicetrain
7h 50mzł 558–1,739Train via Wrocław
- Take the train from Dortmund 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 Katowicetrain Ic / ...
14h 28mzł 824–3,536
Essen to Katowice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Katowice is to train and fly which costs 140 zł - 800 zł and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Katowice is to train and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs 140 zł - 800 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Katowice via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Essen and Katowice is 887 km. The road distance is 973.4 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Katowice without a car is to train which takes 13h 36m and costs 750 zł - 3 300 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Essen to Katowice, including transfers.
Essen to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Katowice is to train which takes 13h 36m and costs 750 zł - 3 300 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 360 zł - 600 zł and takes 14h 55m, you could also fly, which costs 390 zł - 1 000 zł and takes 7h 8m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Katowice via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, and Rzepin in around 13h 36m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa twice daily. Tickets cost zł 360–600 and the journey takes 14h 55m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
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 390–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- 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 Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 460–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- Eurobahn
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–410
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–470
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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 120–440
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–380
- 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 170–340
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 360–600
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Essen to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Katowice is 973 km. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Essen to Katowice.
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