There are 11 ways to get from Katowice to Cologne by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KTW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 44m€116–272Fly Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane KTW - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 48m€43–167Train
- Take the train from Katowice to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
11h 23m€83–264Bus
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Bensberg Busbahnhofbus N20
15h 25m€79–108Drive 1,007.6 km
- Drive from Katowice to Colognecar 1,007.6 km
8h 33m€143–207Fly Katowice International Airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport, train
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST)plane KTW - MST
- Take the train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 9m€67–323Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 8m€155–368Fly Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane KTW - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain
7h 52m€96–386Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane KRK - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain
9h 11m€120–412Train, train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Katowice to Bohumintrain
- Take the train from Bohumin to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
10h 5m€85–299Train via Hagen
- Take the train from Katowice to Berlin Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
11h 51m€96–285
Katowice to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katowice to Cologne is to fly and train which costs €40 - €170 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Katowice to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 5h 44m and costs €110 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Katowice to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Katowice and arriving at Köln Hbf via S Ostbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 23m.
The distance between Katowice and Cologne is 944 km. The road distance is 1007.6 km.
The best way to get from Katowice to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs €80 - €270.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Katowice to Cologne, including transfers.
Katowice to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Katowice station.
The best way to get from Katowice to Cologne is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs €80 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €110 and takes 15h 25m.
Katowice to Cologne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Berlin Ostbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katowice to Cologne is 1008 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Katowice to Cologne.
What companies run services between Katowice, Poland and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Katowice to Köln Hbf via S Ostbahnhof in around 11h 23m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Bensberg Busbahnhof once daily. Tickets cost €75–110 and the journey takes 14h 45m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Katowice to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
Train from Katowice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–14
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €9–11
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Meerssen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–22
Train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Train from Katowice to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €26–35
- Business
- €28–31
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Bensberg Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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