There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Katowice by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BRS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
8h 23mzł 506–1,062Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LTN - KTW
8h 5mzł 439–1,688Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowicetrain 113
25h 17mzł 752–2,721Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Prague to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
29h 45mzł 456–773Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Katowicecar
17h 3mFly Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CWL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
10h 19mzł 574–1,578Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BHX - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
9h 21mzł 525–1,670Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LTN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
9h 55mzł 635–1,636Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Wroclaw, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane STN - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain
11h 2mzł 573–1,443Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Žilinabus
- Take the train from Zilina to Skalitetrain Re
- Take the train from Zwardon to Katowicetrain Os
38h 22mzł 496–1,279Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Katowicecar
18h 17mzł 1,232–1,869
Cardiff to Katowice by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Katowice is to bus which costs 450 zł - 800 zł and takes 29h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Katowice is to train and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs 430 zł - 1 700 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 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Katowice via Paddington station, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 17m.
The distance between Cardiff and Katowice is 1750 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Katowice without a car is to train which takes 25h 17m and costs 750 zł - 2 800 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 23m 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 which takes 25h 17m and costs 750 zł - 2 800 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 450 zł - 800 zł and takes 29h 45m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Katowice via London Paddington, Paddington station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal, Praha hl.n., and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 25h 17m. 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 45m.
- 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 180–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–950
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 220–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 220–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–600
Flights from Luton Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–440
Flights from Luton Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 95–550
- 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 160–650
- 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 75–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 200–420
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–420
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 152–156
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Train from Zwardon to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- 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 Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 160–550
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 90–190
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- +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 35–100
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–120
- 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 320–480
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 95–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 360–800
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–190
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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 1:52 AM in Cardiff and 2:52 AM in Katowice.
Cardiff to Katowice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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