There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Katowice by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)BRS - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
7h 28mzł 395–946Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)BHX - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
8h 28mzł 367–1,193Train via Ostrava
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin411 / ...
- Take the train from Bohumin to KatowiceEc
24h 5mzł 804–3,171Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Take the bus from Prague to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
29h 47mzł 408–780Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Katowice
16h 57mFly Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)CWL - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
9h 19mzł 433–1,393Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)LTN - KTW
8h 1mzł 489–1,472Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wroclaw, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wroclaw (WRO)BRS - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
9h 15mzł 565–1,029Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice113
25h 25mzł 1,191–2,747Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Žilina
- Take the train from Zilina to SkaliteRe
- Take the train from Zwardon to KatowiceOs
38h 20mzł 473–1,252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Katowice
18h 6mzł 1,268–1,867
Cardiff to Katowice by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Katowice is to bus which costs 400 zł - 800 zł and takes 29h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Katowice is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 28m and costs 390 zł - 950 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Katowice station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa via London Victoria and Prague. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Katowice via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and Bohumin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 5m.
The distance between Cardiff and Katowice is 1728 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Katowice without a car is to train via Ostrava which takes 24h 5m and costs 800 zł - 3 200 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Cardiff to Katowice, including transfers.
Cardiff to Katowice bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Katowice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Katowice is to train via Ostrava which takes 24h 5m and costs 800 zł - 3 200 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 400 zł - 800 zł and takes 29h 47m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Katowice via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Praha hl.n., Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, and Bohumin in around 24h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Prague, Central Train Station, and Prague in around 29h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wroclaw via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 150–450
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–650
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 210–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 120–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- zł 120–190
- 1st Class
- zł 170–240
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–440
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 320–480
- 1st Class
- zł 650–1,200
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,400
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 210–650
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 330–370
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- zł 330–370
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–160
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 90–190
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 90–130
- 1st Class
- zł 140–190
- Business
- zł 150–170
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 21–30
- 1st Class
- zł 30–45
- Business
- zł 36–38
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 110–160
- 1st Class
- zł 170–230
- Business
- zł 180–210
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 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
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 95–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–430
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 15–18
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 100–115
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 150–153
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–180
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zilina to Skalite
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 9–16
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Zwardon to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 270–410
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 290–750
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 150–180
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- zł 330–800
- On Foot
- zł 150–180
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Cardiff to Katowice bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Katowice is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:41 AM in Cardiff and 1:41 AM in Katowice.
Cardiff to Katowice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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