There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Katowice by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Katowice International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane OTP - KTW
6h 55mzł 559–1,165Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BBU - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
6h 1mzł 167–917Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Katowicetrain Ec
16h 44mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Katowicetrain Ec
25h 40mzł 370–444Drive 1,079.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Katowicecar 1,079.5 km
14h 52mzł 621–897Fly Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane OTP - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
7h 42mzł 524–1,368Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane BBU - KTW
9h 44mzł 202–914Bus via Brno
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1282 / ...
17h 11mBus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N910
25h 55mzł 260–450
Bucharest to Katowice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Katowice is to bus which costs 260 zł - 450 zł and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Katowice is to fly and bus which takes 6h 1m and costs 160 zł - 950 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 25h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Katowice via Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 40m.
The distance between Bucharest and Katowice is 889 km. The road distance is 1079.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Katowice without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Bucharest to Katowice, including transfers.
Bucharest to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Katowice train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Katowice is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs 550 zł - 1 200 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 370 zł - 450 zł and takes 25h 40m, you could also bus via Brno, which costs and takes 17h 11m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Katowice, Poland?
LOT flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Katowice International Airport (KTW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Katowice via Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf in around 25h 40m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–700
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–600
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,100
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–360
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 55–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 55–85
- 1st Class
- zł 80–100
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 270–290
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–55
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brno to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 260–450
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 230–260
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Katowice is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:06 PM in Bucharest and 3:06 PM in Katowice.
Bucharest to Katowice train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Katowice is 1079 km. It takes approximately 14h 52m to drive from Bucharest to Katowice.
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