There are 10 ways to get from Zagreb to Katowice by bus, train, car, plane, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Vienna
best- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Katowice Sądowabus
11h 44mzł 621–3,459Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZAG - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
8h 11mzł 319–995Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Katowicetrain Ec
12h 13mzł 674–1,822Drive 669.1 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Katowicecar 669.1 km
8h 14mzł 430–621Fly to Katowice International Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane ZAG - KTW
8h 12mzł 347–966Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1282
11h 55mzł 320–470Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Katowicetrain Ec
12h 55mzł 523–583Train, night train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Hbftrain Ec
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Katowicenighttrain En
13h 56mzł 323–483Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZAG - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Katowicetrain
8h 52mzł 690–1,454Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane ZAG - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Katowicetrain
7h 58mzł 455–1,392
Zagreb to Katowice by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Katowice is to train and night train which costs 320 zł - 490 zł and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Katowice is to fly and train which takes 7h 58m and costs 450 zł - 1 400 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Katowice via Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 55m.
The distance between Zagreb and Katowice is 742 km. The road distance is 669.1 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Katowice without a car is to bus via Vienna which takes 11h 44m and costs 600 zł - 3 500 zł.
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Zagreb to Katowice, including transfers.
Zagreb to Katowice bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Katowice train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Katowice is to bus via Vienna which takes 11h 44m and costs 600 zł - 3 500 zł. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 340 zł - 1 000 zł and takes 8h 12m, you could also train, which costs 500 zł - 600 zł and takes 12h 55m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Katowice Sądowa via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and Vienna Main train station in around 11h 44m. Alternatively, Ryanair, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Katowice International Airport (KTW) once daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–4,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–950
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Katowice International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–950
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Katowice International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,200
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 23
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 73
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 23
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 73
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 154
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 154
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 100–180
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–290
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 210–240
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–430
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–430
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–430
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 170–330
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–270
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 210–1,100
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- zł 573
- Shared
- zł 210–300
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 304–2,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- zł 304
- Private
- zł 1,520
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 210–1,100
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- zł 573
- Shared
- zł 210–300
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Vienna Main train station to Katowice Sądowa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–180
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 320–470
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Zagreb to Katowice bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Zagreb to Katowice train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Katowice is 669 km. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Zagreb to Katowice.
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