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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Katowiceby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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There are 12 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Katowice by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane STR - KTW
    7h 36m
    zł 485–1,625

  2. Train to Basel, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BSL - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain train
    8h 33m
    zł 232–1,141

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    5. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain train Ic / ...
    13h 30m
    zł 747–1,683

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus bus N1315 / ...
    16h 10m
    zł 340–550

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain train Sc / ...
    3. Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain train Ec
    15h 52m
    zł 841–1,758

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane STR - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain train
    7h 25m
    zł 417–1,354

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain train
    7h 21m
    zł 481–1,350

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane FRA - WRO
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain train
    8h 25m
    zł 579–1,574

  9. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane ZRH - KRK
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain train
    9h 38m
    zł 673–1,756

  10. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane STR - VIE
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Katowicetrain train
    10h 57m
    zł 718–1,833

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Wilferdingen-Singen to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Katowicebus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    19h 52m
    zł 596–805

  12. Drive  915.3 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Katowicecar car 915.3 km
    9h 5m
    zł 589–851

Karlsruhe to Katowice by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration13h 30mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 747Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 865.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 36m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Katowice, Poland?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Katowice via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 13h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 340–550 and the journey takes 16h 10m.

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