There are 7 ways to get from Katowice to Wawel Castle by bus, train, car, taxi, 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
best- Take the bus from Katowice to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
1h 6mzł 70–76Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Katowice to Krakow78.5 km
1h 32mzł 16Train
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
1h 21mzł 19–28Drive 80.2 km
- Drive from Katowice to Wawel Castlecar 80.2 km
54 minzł 47–67Taxi
- Take the taxi from Katowice to Wawel Castletaxi 80.2 km
54 minzł 310–380Train via Bronowice SKA
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Bronowicetrain Ska3/K3
1h 47mzł 22–32Bus via Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus 1266 / ...
3h 3mzł 47–69
Katowice to Wawel Castle by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Katowice to Wawel Castle is to rideshare which costs 16 zł and takes 1h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Katowice to Wawel Castle is to drive which takes 54 min and costs 45 zł - 70 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Katowice and arriving at Kraków. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 53 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Katowice and arriving at Krakow Glowny. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 55 min.
The distance between Katowice and Wawel Castle is 80 km. The road distance is 80.2 km.
The best way to get from Katowice to Wawel Castle without a car is to bus which takes 1h 6m and costs 70 zł - 76 zł.
The bus from Katowice to Kraków takes 53 min including transfers and departs once daily.
Katowice to Wawel Castle bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Katowice station.
Katowice to Wawel Castle train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Katowice station.
The best way to get from Katowice to Wawel Castle is to bus which takes 1h 6m and costs 70 zł - 76 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 19 zł - 28 zł and takes 1h 21m.
What companies run services between Katowice, Poland and Wawel Castle, Lesser Poland?
GrandBus operates a bus from Katowice to Kraków once daily. Tickets cost zł 70–76 and the journey takes 53 min. Alternatively, PKP Intercity operates a train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny hourly. Tickets cost zł 35–70 and the journey takes 55 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Katowice to Krakow Bronowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Katowice to Krakow Bronowice
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Katowice to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 70–76
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 64
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Katowice to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 16
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- zł 310–380
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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Booking & Getting There
Katowice to Wawel Castle bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Kraków station.
Katowice to Wawel Castle train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Krakow Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katowice to Wawel Castle is 80 km. It takes approximately 54 min to drive from Katowice to Wawel Castle.
There are 5446+ hotels available in Wawel Castle.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Katowice and Wawel Castle. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.