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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Bytom by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    6h 38m

  2. Train, train to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssentrain train
    3. Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane MST - KTW
    7h 18m
    zł 240–994

  3. Train via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    3. Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Chorzow Batorytrain train Ic
    13h 18m
    zł 817–1,821

  4. Bus via Bensberg Busbahnhof

    1. Take the bus from Bensberg Busbahnhof to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus bus N20
    16h 54m
    zł 298–510

  5. Drive 993.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Bytomcar car 993.7 km
    8h 43m
    zł 605–874

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Katowice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane FRA - KTW
    5h 54m
    zł 509–1,203

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bytomtrain train
    7h 30m
    zł 400–1,150

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bytomtrain train
    7h 42m
    zł 566–1,377

  9. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatztrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    8h 34m
    zł 348–1,195

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane FRA - WRO
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Gliwicetrain train
    8h 28m
    zł 605–1,509

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 51
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Bytomtrain train Ic / ...
    15h 17m
    zł 914–2,186

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Katowicebus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    26h 58m

Cologne to Bytom by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration15h 17mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 914Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bytom, Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Bytom Jagiellonska via Hagen Hbf, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Chorzow Batory, and Chorzów Batory Dworzec PKP in around 13h 18m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bensberg Busbahnhof to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 290–550 and the journey takes 14h 55m.

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