There are 5 ways to get from Katowice to Balice by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airportbus FlixBus N1290 / ...
50 minzł 20–45Train
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Krakow Lotniskotrain Ska1
1h 36mzł 26–38Drive 65.4 km
- Drive from Katowice to Balicecar 65.4 km
38 minzł 36–52Taxi
- Take the taxi from Katowice to Balicetaxi 65.4 km
38 minzł 220–270Train, line 218 bus
- Take the train from Katowice to Zabierzowtrain Ska3
- Take the bus from Zabierzów Rynek to Balice Remizabus 218
1h 50mzł 21–32
Katowice to Balice by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katowice to Balice is to train and line 218 bus which costs 21 zł - 35 zł and takes 1h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Katowice to Balice is to drive which takes 38 min and costs 35 zł - 55 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station and arriving at Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 50 min.
No, there is no direct train from Katowice to Balice. However, there are services departing from Katowice and arriving at Krakow Lotnisko via Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 36m.
The distance between Katowice and Balice is 69 km. The road distance is 65.4 km.
The best way to get from Katowice to Balice without a car is to bus which takes 50 min and costs 20 zł - 45 zł.
The bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport takes 50 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Katowice to Balice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Katowice to Balice train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Katowice station.
The best way to get from Katowice to Balice is to bus which takes 50 min and costs 20 zł - 45 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 26 zł - 40 zł and takes 1h 36m.
What companies run services between Katowice, Poland and Balice, Lesser Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport hourly. Tickets cost zł 25–45 and the journey takes 50 min. East West Eurolines also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Katowice to Krakow Lotnisko via Krakow Glowny in around 1h 36m.
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 50–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Train from Krakow Glowny to Krakow Lotnisko
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 7–9
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Train from Katowice to Zabierzow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–22
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Train from Katowice to Zabierzow
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–35
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +48 12 19 150
- Website
- mpk.krakow.pl
Bus from Zabierzów Rynek to Balice Remiza
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 3–5
- Website
- https://mpk.krakow.pl/en
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- zł 220–270
City Taxi
- Phone
- +48 32 203 77 77
- Website
- citytaxi.katowice.pl
Cosmos taxi
- Phone
- +48 502 685 555
- Website
- cosmos-taxi.pl
Echo Taxi
- Phone
- +48 32 201 42 00
- Website
- echotaxi.com.pl
Eko Taxi
- Phone
- +48 32 722 02 22
- Website
- katowice.ekotaxi.pl
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More Questions & Answers
Katowice to Balice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport station.
Katowice to Balice train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Krakow Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katowice to Balice is 65 km. It takes approximately 38 min to drive from Katowice to Balice.
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