There are 10 ways to get from Zabrze to Cologne by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
best- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane KTW - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 56mFly Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane KTW - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Köln Hbftrain
8h 52m€58–338Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Zabrze to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- 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 / ...
12h 37m€180–760Bus via Bergisch Gladbach Bensberg
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Bensberg bus stationbus N20
18h 8m€76–131Drive 984.8 km
- Drive from Zabrze to Colognecar 984.8 km
8h 29m€140–202Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Zabrze to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRK - DUS
6h 56m€96–323Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Zabrze to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 10m€125–384Fly Katowice International Airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport, train
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST)plane KTW - MST
- Take the train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 19m€86–510Train
- Take the train from Zabrze to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- 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 / ...
14h 41m€121–800Bus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
28h 28m€182–202
Zabrze to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zabrze to Cologne is to bus via Bergisch Gladbach Bensberg which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Zabrze to Cologne is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs €95 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Zabrze to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Zabrze Goethego and arriving at Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf via Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa and Bergisch Gladbach Bensberg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Zabrze to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Zabrze and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between Zabrze and Cologne is 959 km. The road distance is 984.8 km.
The best way to get from Zabrze to Cologne without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 37m and costs €180 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Zabrze to Cologne, including transfers.
Zabrze to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Zabrze to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Zabrze station.
The best way to get from Zabrze to Cologne is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 37m and costs €180 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus via Bergisch Gladbach Bensberg, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 8m.
What companies run services between Zabrze, Poland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Zabrze to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 12h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Bensberg bus station once daily. Tickets cost €75–130 and the journey takes 14h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–220
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- 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
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zabrze to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- 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 Zabrze to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zabrze to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zabrze to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- 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 Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- 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)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Bensberg bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Katowice to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–200
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zabrze to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bensberg bus station.
Zabrze to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zabrze to Cologne is 985 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Zabrze to Cologne.
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