There are 11 ways to get from Wrocław to Cologne by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 41 / ...
9h 56m€158–667Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Wroclaw to Cologne830 km
9h 49m€40Bus via Bergisch Gladbach Bensberg
- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Bensberg bus stationbus N20
13h 14m€60–110Drive 829 km
- Drive from Wrocław to Colognecar 829 km
7h 12m€118–170Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane WRO - CGN
6h 41m€80–257Train
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelectrain Os
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Dresden-Neustadttrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Köln Hbftrain 55 / ...
12h 24m€96–706Bus
- Take the bus from Wrocław to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
24h 11m€160–180Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane WRO - DUS
6h 37m€97–254Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane WRO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 6m€124–347Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane WRO - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
5h 59mFly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane WRO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 35m€118–346
Wrocław to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wrocław to Cologne is to rideshare which costs €40 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Wrocław to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 5h 6m and costs €120 - €350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Wrocław and arriving at Köln. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Wrocław to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Wroclaw Glowny and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 56m.
The distance between Wrocław and Cologne is 967 km. The road distance is 829 km.
The best way to get from Wrocław to Cologne without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 56m and costs €150 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Wrocław to Cologne, including transfers.
Wrocław to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Wrocław to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Wroclaw Glowny station.
The best way to get from Wrocław to Cologne is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 56m and costs €150 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus via Bergisch Gladbach Bensberg, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 14m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €260 and takes 6h 41m.
What companies run services between Wrocław, Poland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Wroclaw Glowny to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt in around 9h 56m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Bensberg bus station once daily. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 12h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Wroclaw to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Wroclaw to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Wroclaw to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Wroclaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Wroclaw to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–200
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zgorzelec to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zgorzelec to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Bensberg bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Wrocław to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–180
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Wroclaw to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Wrocław to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bensberg bus station.
Wrocław to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wrocław to Cologne is 829 km. It takes approximately 7h 12m to drive from Wrocław to Cologne.
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