There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Kielce by train, plane, taxi, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane FRA - RZE
- Take the taxi from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Kielcetaxi
6h 57mzł 967–2,010Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EIN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain
9h 45mzł 263–1,302Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to München Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wloszczowa Polnoctrain Ic
- Take the train from Wloszczowa Polnoc to Kielce Glownetrain R
19h 5mzł 720–2,051Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N20 / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Stationbus 1262 / ...
20h 40mzł 362–627Night train, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain Ic / ...
21h 11mzł 668–1,319Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain
7h 57mzł 465–1,251Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Kielce Glownetrain
9h 18mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain
8h 47mzł 351–1,029Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glownetrain
9h 8mzł 426–1,231Train, train to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssentrain
- Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane MST - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Kielce Glownetrain
10h 25mzł 406–1,257Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain Ic / ...
29h 49mDrive 1,143 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kielcecar 1,143 km
10h 50mzł 677–978
Cologne to Kielce by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to bus which costs 360 zł - 650 zł and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to train and fly and taxi which takes 6h 57m and costs 950 zł - 2 100 zł.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Kielce. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Kielce Glowne via Muenchen Hbf and Wloszczowa Polnoc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 5m.
The distance between Cologne and Kielce is 1279 km. The road distance is 1143 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kielce without a car is to train which takes 19h 5m and costs 700 zł - 2 100 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Cologne to Kielce, including transfers.
Cologne to Kielce train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to train which takes 19h 5m and costs 700 zł - 2 100 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 360 zł - 650 zł and takes 20h 40m.
Cologne to Kielce train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kielce is 1143 km. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Cologne to Kielce.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kielce, Poland?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kielce Glowne via Muenchen Hbf and Wloszczowa Polnoc in around 19h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Kielce, Bus Station via Leverkusen Mitte, Leverkusen, and Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- 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 370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–470
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–1,100
Flights from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 160–1,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 260–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wloszczowa Polnoc
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 440–750
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wloszczowa Polnoc
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–280
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Wloszczowa Polnoc to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 14–21
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 230–600
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- zł 470–600
- Couchette Carriage
- zł 350–410
- Seating Carriage
- zł 230–280
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–700
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Meerssen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 42–46
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 42–46
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Estimated price
- zł 500–600
TAXI Piotr
- Phone
- +48 505 183 330
Super Taxi Rzeszów 19622
- Phone
- +48 17 19 622
- Website
- supertaxi9622.pl
Euro Taxi
- Phone
- +48 800 227 260
- Website
- eurotaxi.rze.pl
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