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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 John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    best
    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 2m
    zł 415–1,262

  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 19m
    zł 236–1,176

  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 36m
    zł 709–1,459

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus bus N1315 / ...
    16h 10m
    zł 380–600

  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 54m
    zł 712–1,459

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof 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 Katowicetrain train
    7h 2m
    zł 512–1,217

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane FRA - WRO
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain train
    8h 45m
    zł 600–1,541

  8. 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 29m
    zł 687–1,811

  9. 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 42m
    zł 765–1,550

  10. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FMM - KRK
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain train
    9h 2m
    zł 366–1,347

  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 53m
    zł 581–688

  12. Drive  915.3 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Katowicecar car 915.3 km
    9h 5m
    zł 741–1,070

Karlsruhe to Katowice by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration13h 36mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 709Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 970.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 2m

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 36m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa twice daily. Tickets cost zł 380–600 and the journey takes 16h 10m.

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