There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Katowice by bus, train, car, or plane
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 Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1367
7h 50mzł 220–330Train via Görlitz
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain 96 / ...
9h 6mzł 353–1,068Drive 548.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Katowicecar 548.1 km
4h 55mzł 356–514Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane BER - KTW
9h 22mzł 438–1,451Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 8mzł 391–731Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Bohumintrain Drf
- Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain Ec
11h 17mFly Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
8h 17mzł 411–1,598
Leipzig to Katowice by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Katowice is to bus which costs 220 zł - 330 zł and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Katowice is to drive which takes 4h 55m and costs 350 zł - 550 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Katowice via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 6m.
The distance between Leipzig and Katowice is 566 km. The road distance is 548.1 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Katowice without a car is to bus which takes 7h 50m and costs 220 zł - 330 zł.
The bus from Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa takes 7h 50m including transfers and departs four times a week.
Leipzig to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Katowice is to bus which takes 7h 50m and costs 220 zł - 330 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Görlitz, which costs 350 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 9h 6m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa 4 times a week. Tickets cost zł 220–330 and the journey takes 7h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Katowice via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 9h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–280
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–170
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 85–100
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–50
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 18–22
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 220–330
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–330
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Leipzig to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Leipzig to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Katowice is 548 km. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Leipzig to Katowice.
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