There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Warsaw by train, plane, bus, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)DUS - WAW
5h 14mzł 333–1,167Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)DTM - WAW
6h 12mzł 219–1,023Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Ostbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna95
11h 20mzł 540–1,057Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
18h 54mzł 333–643Drive 1,104.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Warsaw1,104.4 km
9h 13mzł 655–945Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)CGN - WAW
6h 38mzł 323–1,062Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)FRA - WAW
5h 25mzł 427–1,281Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)BRU - WAW
6h 45mzł 505–1,371Train via Hagen
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbf19 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf19
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna95
11h 56mzł 584–1,057Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, National Stadium 02N1327
19h 23mzł 320–650
Cologne to Warsaw by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Warsaw is to train and fly which costs 210 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Warsaw is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs 330 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Warsaw. However, there are services departing from Köln Heumarkt and arriving at Warsaw, National Stadium 02 via Leverkusen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Warsaw. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Warszawa Centralna via S Ostbahnhof and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 20m.
The distance between Cologne and Warsaw is 1046 km. The road distance is 1104.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Warsaw without a car is to train which takes 11h 20m and costs 500 zł - 1 100 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Cologne to Warsaw, including transfers.
Cologne to Warsaw bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leverkusen station.
Cologne to Warsaw train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Warsaw is to train which takes 11h 20m and costs 500 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 320 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 6h 38m, you could also bus, which costs 320 zł - 650 zł and takes 19h 23m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Warsaw, Poland?
You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Warszawa Centralna via S Ostbahnhof and Rzepin in around 11h 20m. Alternatively, Eurowings, LOT, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 29–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 200–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 100–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- zł 100–150
- Comfort
- zł 110–160
- Premium
- zł 180–240
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 258–259
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 120–180
- 1st Class
- zł 240–400
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–110
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 249
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, National Stadium 02
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 320–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Warsaw bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, National Stadium 02 station.
Cologne to Warsaw train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Ostbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Warsaw is 1104 km. It takes approximately 9h 13m to drive from Cologne to Warsaw.
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