There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Kielce by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glownetrain
8h 15mzł 492–1,612Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
cheapest- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- 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
10h 41mzł 357–1,391Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glownetrain Ic / ...
14h 57mzł 929–3,786Bus
- Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N20
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Stationbus 1261 / ...
20h 26mzł 400–647Drive 1,143.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Kielcecar 1,143.1 km
10h 52mzł 700–1,011Fly 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 6mzł 399–1,193Train 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 Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glownetrain
8h 56mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- 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
8h 6mzł 501–1,462Train to Frankfurt, fly to Wroclaw, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane FRA - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain
9h 25mzł 721–2,218Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane EIN - KTW
- Take the train from Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glownetrain
10h 42mzł 381–1,662Train via Wrocław
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain Ic
16h 35mzł 947–3,831Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glownetrain Ic / ...
30h 6m
Cologne to Kielce by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to bus which costs 400 zł - 650 zł and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to fly and train which takes 8h 6m and costs 390 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Kielce station. However, there are services departing from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf and arriving at Kielce, Bus Station via Bensberg bus station and Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Kielce. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Kielce Glowne via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, Rzepin and Warszawa Zachodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 57m.
The distance between Cologne and Kielce is 1223 km. The road distance is 1143.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kielce without a car is to train which takes 14h 57m and costs 900 zł - 3 800 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Cologne to Kielce, including transfers.
Cologne to Kielce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bensberg bus station.
Cologne to Kielce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kielce is to train which takes 14h 57m and costs 900 zł - 3 800 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 400 zł - 650 zł and takes 20h 26m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kielce, Poland?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Kielce Glowne via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, Rzepin, and Warszawa Zachodnia in around 14h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf to Kielce, Bus Station via Bensberg bus station and Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 20h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,500
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 390–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–650
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–650
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 430–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–650
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 200–1,200
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 380–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–900
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 320–900
- 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 270–1,400
- 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 350–1,300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–2,700
- 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 240–1,200
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–450
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–450
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–410
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 190–700
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Tarnowskie Gory to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–410
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–400
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 190–700
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 500–2,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Krakow Glowny to Kielce Glowne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 24–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–410
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–400
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- informacja@kolejedolnoslaskie.eu
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–340
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bensberg bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 360–600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Kielce, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Cologne to Kielce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Cologne to Kielce train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Kielce is 1143 km. It takes approximately 10h 52m to drive from Cologne to Kielce.
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