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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Ostrava by train, plane, bus, or car

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

    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
    3. Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Ostravabus bus
    8h 11m

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane EIN - KRK
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain train
    11h 27m
    Kč 1,950–7,211

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Ostravabus bus N1310
    14h 43m
    Kč 2,379–3,419

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Ostrava hl.n.train train Drf
    16h 40m

  5. Drive  991.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Ostravacar car 991.9 km
    9h 40m
    Kč 4,521–6,530

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    8h 8m
    Kč 2,207–7,901

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain 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 Bohumintrain train
    8h 58m
    Kč 2,393–7,489

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    9h 2m
    Kč 3,127–8,591

  9. 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 Bohumintrain train
    8h 45m
    Kč 2,757–7,885

  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 Bohumintrain train
    8h 46m
    Kč 3,244–8,892

Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration1h 35mAverage Duration
TicketKč 722Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,023.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 11m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ostrava, Czechia?

You can take a bus from Köln to Ostrava via Frankfurt central train station in around 14h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ostrava hl.n. via Frankfurt in around 16h 40m.

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