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There are 11 ways to get from Köln Hbf to Poland by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DUS - WAW
    5h 14m
    zł 396–1,305

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CGN - BER
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Szczecin, Bus Stationbus bus
    5h 57m
    zł 380–1,081

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain train Eic
    11h 27m
    zł 498–1,486

  4. Bus via Essen

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    17h 29m

  5. Drive  1,105.1 km

    1. Drive from Köln Hbf to Warsawcar car 1,105.1 km
    9h 17m
    zł 708–1,022

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane plane FRA - POZ
    4h 49m
    zł 496–1,278

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    5h 56m
    zł 400–1,209

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane plane DTM - GDN
    5h 24m

  9. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    6h 2m

  10. Train via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain train Eic
    12h 16m
    zł 735–1,495

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus N1320 / ...
    18h 36m
    zł 454–673

Köln Hbf to Poland by train

Calendar53Weekly Trains
Duration11h 27mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 498Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,051.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 14m

What companies run services between Köln Hbf, Germany and Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Warszawa Centralna via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, and Rzepin in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Station via Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld, Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Südviertel, Essen, and Essen Hbf in around 17h 29m.

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