There are 10 ways to get from Aachen to Katowice by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Katowice International Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)FRA - KTW
5h 59mzł 595–1,287Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)DTM - KTW
7h 38mzł 237–1,033Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to ZgorzelecRe
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw GlownyOs
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to KatowiceIc / ...
15h 9mzł 711–1,378Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Katowice, Bus Station SadowaN1310
17h 45mzł 270–450Drive 1,073.3 km
- Drive from Aachen to Katowice1,073.3 km
9h 15mzł 643–929Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)DUS - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
6h 59mzł 406–1,096Train to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen West to Meerssen
- Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)MST - KTW
5h 56mzł 890–2,275Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)EIN - KTW
6h 55mzł 388–1,472Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)FRA - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
6h 52mzł 549–1,441Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)EIN - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
7h 53mzł 382–1,226
Aachen to Katowice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Katowice is to bus which costs 270 zł - 450 zł and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Katowice is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs 850 zł - 2 300 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Aachen station west station and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Katowice via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 9m.
The distance between Aachen and Katowice is 1014 km. The road distance is 1073.3 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Katowice without a car is to train which takes 15h 9m and costs 700 zł - 1 400 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Aachen to Katowice, including transfers.
Aachen to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Katowice is to train which takes 15h 9m and costs 700 zł - 1 400 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 270 zł - 450 zł and takes 17h 45m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Katowice via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 15h 9m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa 5 times a week. Tickets cost zł 270–450 and the journey takes 17h 45m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–950
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–900
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,200
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 140–600
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–550
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 140–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 159–161
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 133
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 133
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 150–153
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–110
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen West to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 39–43
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- zł 39–43
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 85–100
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- zł 85–100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen West to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen West to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 24–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 24–35
- 1st Class
- zł 35–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 87
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- zł 120–180
- Comfort
- zł 130–180
- Premium
- zł 210–270
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 270–450
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Aachen to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Aachen to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Katowice is 1073 km. It takes approximately 9h 15m to drive from Aachen to Katowice.
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