There are 9 ways to get from Katowice to Essen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Katowice to Berlin Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
10h 37m€69–165Fly 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 Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
5h 58m€31–187Bus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Essenbus Kyiv-Hasselt / ...
14h 41m€45–80Drive 973 km
- Drive from Katowice to Essencar 973 km
8h 43m€136–196Fly Katowice International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KTW - DUS
6h 30m€96–270Bus via Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Gelsenkirchenbus N1361
14h 52m€75–110Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRK - DUS
6h 24m€130–336Fly Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KTW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbftrain
6h 29m€116–282Fly 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 Venlotrain
- Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbftrain
7h 44m€95–362
Katowice to Essen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katowice to Essen is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Katowice to Essen is to fly and train which takes 5h 58m and costs €30 - €190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Katowice and arriving at Essen. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Katowice to Essen. However, there are services departing from Katowice and arriving at Essen Hbf via Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Katowice and Essen is 1036 km. The road distance is 973 km.
The best way to get from Katowice to Essen without a car is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs €65 - €170.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Katowice to Essen, including transfers.
Katowice to Essen bus services, operated by , depart from Katowice station.
Katowice to Essen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Katowice station.
The best way to get from Katowice to Essen is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs €65 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 14h 41m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €270 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Katowice, Poland and Essen, Germany?
You can take a train from Katowice to Essen Hbf via Berlin Hbf in around 10h 37m. Alternatively, operates a bus from Katowice to Essen 4 times a day, and the journey takes 14h 41m. FlixBus also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Katowice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Viersen Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €23–35
- Comfort
- €23–35
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- 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/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–15
- 1st Class
- €16–27
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Katowice to Essen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Gelsenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Katowice to Essen bus services, operated by , arrive at Essen station.
Katowice to Essen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katowice to Essen is 973 km. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Katowice to Essen.
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