There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Katowice by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Katowice International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane MAD - KTW
7h 57mzł 248–1,013Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Katowicetrain 96 / ...
29h 54mzł 1,932–3,939Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain Sc / ...
- Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain Ec
31h 50mzł 967–2,408Drive 2,582.3 km
- Drive from Madrid to Katowicecar 2,582.3 km
25h 5mzł 1,842–2,661Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MAD - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
8h 1mzł 270–892Fly to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane MAD - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain
9h 19mzł 338–1,166Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane MAD - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Katowicetrain
9hzł 306–1,289Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain 9725
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1315
37h 27mzł 1,197–1,872Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1315 / ...
42h 45mzł 922–1,445Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Katowicebus
44h 34mzł 900–1,011Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Katowicecar
32h 24mzł 2,016–2,855
Madrid to Katowice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Katowice is to fly and train which costs 270 zł - 900 zł and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Katowice is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs 240 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Katowice station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Katowice via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
The distance between Madrid and Katowice is 2113 km. The road distance is 2582.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Katowice without a car is to train which takes 29h 54m and costs 1 900 zł - 4 000 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Madrid to Katowice, including transfers.
Madrid to Katowice bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Katowice train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Katowice is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs 240 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 900 zł - 4 000 zł and takes 29h 54m, you could also bus, which costs 900 zł - 1 500 zł and takes 42h 45m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Katowice, Poland?
Ryanair, Iberia, and Wizz Air fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Katowice International Airport (KTW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Katowice via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mannheim Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 29h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Wroclaw via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–750
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Katowice International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Katowice International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 390–700
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 390–700
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 260–430
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 260–430
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 220–350
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 220–350
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–480
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 360–550
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–480
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 360–550
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–800
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 550–850
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 550–850
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 550–850
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 210–390
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–270
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 124
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 260–400
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 60–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–120
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 440–550
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 290–460
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 370–600
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 550–700
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- [email protected]
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Padova to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 350
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
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Booking & Getting There
Madrid to Katowice bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Madrid to Katowice train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Katowice is 2582 km. It takes approximately 25h 5m to drive from Madrid to Katowice.
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