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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    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 12m
    zł 396–1,314

  2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane CGN - WAW
    5h 58m
    zł 393–1,354

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain train 95
    11h 27m
    zł 502–1,483

  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 708–1,022

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane FRA - WAW
    4h 58m
    zł 444–1,281

  7. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DTM - WAW
    5h 49m

  8. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus bus
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane LUX - WAW
    8h 45m
    zł 457–1,665

  9. Train via Reinickendorf

    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 739–1,493

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, National Stadium 02bus bus N1327
    19h 16m
    zł 461–680

Cologne to Warsaw by train

Calendar47Weekly Trains
Duration11h 27mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 502Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,048.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 12m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Warsaw, Poland?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Warszawa Centralna via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, and Rzepin in around 11h 27m. 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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