There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Warsaw by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
4h 51mzł 380–1,188Train
- 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 Centralnatrain 95
11h 50mzł 808–3,308Bus via Essen
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essenbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
16h 24mDrive 1,104.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Warsawcar 1,104.4 km
9h 16mzł 675–975Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane CGN - WAW
6h 13mzł 385–1,164Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane FRA - WAW
4h 58mzł 474–1,475Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DTM - WAW
5h 48mTrain 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 Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic / ...
16h 13mzł 1,015–4,098Bus
- Take the bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, National Stadium 02bus N1327
19h 16mzł 397–637
Cologne to Warsaw by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Warsaw is to bus which costs 390 zł - 650 zł and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Warsaw is to train and fly which takes 4h 51m and costs 380 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Warsaw station. However, there are services departing from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis and arriving at Warszawa Centralna Station via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Warsaw. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Warszawa Centralna via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
The distance between Cologne and Warsaw is 1042 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 50m and costs 800 zł - 3 400 zł.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Cologne to Warsaw, including transfers.
Cologne to Warsaw bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis 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 50m and costs 800 zł - 3 400 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Essen, which costs and takes 16h 24m, you could also fly, which costs 380 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 6h 13m.
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 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Warszawa Centralna Station via Südviertel, Essen and Essen Hbf in around 16h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,500
- 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 290–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–950
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–170
- 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 75–340
- 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 500–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–390
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–400
- 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 160–410
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–340
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Südviertel, Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leverkusen to Warsaw, National Stadium 02
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 390–650
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Warsaw bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Südviertel, Essen station.
Cologne to Warsaw train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Warsaw is 1104 km. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Cologne to Warsaw.
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