There are 8 ways to get from Ostend to Košice by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
best- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane BRU - KSC
8h 26m€153–383Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRU - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
9h 41m€128–348Train
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosicetrain Ic
24h 12m€158–314Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus 802
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Košicebus
28h 16m€143–230Drive 1,585.2 km
- Drive from Ostend to Košicecar 1,585.2 km
15h 52m€252–364Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane AMS - KSC
9h 6m€158–504Train via Bratislava
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 525 / ...
24h 22m€264–428Train, bus
- Take the train from Oostende to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the bus from Köln Airport to Košicebus
29h 18m
Ostend to Košice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Košice is to bus which costs €140 - €230 and takes 28h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Košice is to train and fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Košice. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Košice via Bruges, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and Budapest Népliget bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Ostend to Košice. However, there are services departing from Ostende and arriving at Kosice via Antwerpen-Centraal and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 12m.
The distance between Ostend and Košice is 1359 km. The road distance is 1585.2 km.
The best way to get from Ostend to Košice without a car is to train which takes 24h 12m and costs €150 - €320.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Ostend to Košice, including transfers.
Ostend to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Ostend to Košice train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Ostende station.
The best way to get from Ostend to Košice is to train which takes 24h 12m and costs €150 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €230 and takes 28h 16m.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Ostende to Kosice via Anvers-Central, Antwerpen-Centraal, Praha hl.n., and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 24h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Košice via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats, and Budapest Népliget bus station in around 28h 16m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–340
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oostende to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Köln Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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Booking & Getting There
Ostend to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Ostend to Košice train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Anvers-Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ostend to Košice is 1585 km. It takes approximately 15h 52m to drive from Ostend to Košice.
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