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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Poland by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DUS - WAW
    5h 14m
    zł 402–1,288

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

    cheapest
    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
    5h 56m
    zł 396–1,192

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain train 95
    12h 16m
    zł 675–1,316

  4. Bus via Essen

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    16h 24m

  5. Drive  1,104.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Warsawcar car 1,104.4 km
    9h 16m
    zł 873–1,261

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane plane FRA - POZ
    4h 34m
    zł 498–1,223

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CGN - BER
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Szczecin, Bus Stationbus bus
    6h 22m
    zł 405–1,126

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

    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 2m

  9. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane plane DTM - GDN
    5h 24m

  10. Train via Wrocław

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Warszawa Centralnatrain train Ic / ...
    16h 20m
    zł 830–1,624

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus N1320 / ...
    18h 34m
    zł 474–696

Cologne to Poland by train

Calendar47Weekly Trains
Duration12h 16mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 675Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,051.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 14m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Warszawa Centralna via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 12h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Warszawa Centralna Station via Südviertel, Essen and Essen Hbf in around 16h 24m.

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