There are 7 ways to get from Katowice to Leipzig by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Leipzig central train stationbus N1367
7h 55m€30–80Train
- Take the train from Katowice to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelectrain Os
- Take the train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
8h 45m€120–152Drive 546.9 km
- Drive from Katowice to Leipzigcar 546.9 km
4h 51m€78–112Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airportbus
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane KRK - LEJ
7h 12m€145–412Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Katowice to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Leipzig Hbf Ostseitebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3723 / ...
10h 40m€47–57Fly Katowice International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane KTW - LEJ
6h 40m€148–363Fly Katowice International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane KTW - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 39m€82–315
Katowice to Leipzig by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katowice to Leipzig is to bus via Prague which costs €45 - €60 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Katowice to Leipzig is to drive which takes 4h 51m and costs €75 - €120.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station and arriving at Leipzig central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Katowice to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Katowice and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Wroclaw Glowny, Zgorzelec Bahnhof and Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
The distance between Katowice and Leipzig is 562 km. The road distance is 546.9 km.
The best way to get from Katowice to Leipzig without a car is to bus which takes 7h 55m and costs €30 - €80.
The bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Leipzig central train station takes 7h 55m including transfers and departs once daily.
Katowice to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Katowice to Leipzig train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Katowice station.
The best way to get from Katowice to Leipzig is to bus which takes 7h 55m and costs €30 - €80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €160 and takes 8h 45m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €370 and takes 6h 40m.
What companies run services between Katowice, Poland and Leipzig, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Leipzig central train station once daily. Tickets cost €30–80 and the journey takes 7h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Katowice to Leipzig Hbf via Wroclaw Glowny, Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, and Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Katowice to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €36–38
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Katowice to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36–41
- Schedules at
- transtempo.cz
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Leipzig Hbf Ostseite
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Katowice to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Katowice to Leipzig train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katowice to Leipzig is 547 km. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Katowice to Leipzig.
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