There are 8 ways to get from Ostend to Košice by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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€143–430Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 525 / ...
23h 44m€111–450Train
- 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€273–432Train, bus
- Take the train from Oostende to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the bus from Köln Airport to Prešovbus
29h 48mTrain, 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 13m€159–540Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- 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 46m€128–345Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1360b
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Košicebus 1262 / ...
31h 21m€155–248Drive 1,583.3 km
- Drive from Ostend to Košicecar 1,583.3 km
15h 52m€261–377
Ostend to Košice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Košice is to train and night train which costs €110 - €450 and takes 23h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Košice is to train and fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €140 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Košice. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Košice via Bruges and Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Ostend to Košice. However, there are services departing from Ostende and arriving at Kosice via Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 22m.
The distance between Ostend and Košice is 1359 km. The road distance is 1583.3 km.
The best way to get from Ostend to Košice without a car is to train which takes 24h 22m and costs €270 - €440.
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 22m and costs €270 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €250 and takes 31h 21m.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Ostende to Kosice via Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, Bratislava hl.st., and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica in around 24h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Košice via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, and Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 31h 21m.
- 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 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- 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
- €11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €230–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oostende to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostende to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Köln Airport to Prešov
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Ostend to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Ostend to Košice train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ostend to Košice is 1583 km. It takes approximately 15h 52m to drive from Ostend to Košice.
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