There are 15 ways to get from Katowice to Lens by bus, plane, train, train (Eurostar), car, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car train
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Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Brussels Airport (BRU)KRK - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
8h€110–301Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)KRK - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Take the train from Amiens to Arras
9h 34m€73–198Train
- Take the train from Katowice to Berlin HbfIc
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf10 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Lille Europe
17h 2m€113–356Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Katowice to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Prague to LilleN870
23h 32m€95–187Drive 1,323 km
- Drive from Katowice to Lens1,323 km
12h 17m€202–292Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)KRK - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
8h 32m€79–210Fly Katowice International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)KTW - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
8h 15m€87–166Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)KRK - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
7h 57m€83–277Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)KRK - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
9h 33m€124–371Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)KRK - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Berchem
- Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Lille Flandres
11h 3m€93–303Fly Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)KTW - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Berchem
- Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Lille Flandres
10h 56m€106–289Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Katowice to Berlin HbfIc
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf10 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille EuropeTgv
17h 6m€114–356Bus
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Brussels-North train stationN1310 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to LilleN280 / ...
24h 8m€77–130Bus, train
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Ghent DampoortN1360b
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille FlandresIc
25h 6m€117–169Drive, car train
- Drive from Katowice to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Lens
17h 54m€259–1,233
Katowice to Lens by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katowice to Lens is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 24h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Katowice to Lens is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 57m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Katowice station to Lens. However, there are services departing from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa and arriving at Lens via Brussels-North train station and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Katowice to Lens. However, there are services departing from Katowice and arriving at Lens via Berlin Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, Lille Europe and Lille Flandres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
The distance between Katowice and Lens is 1315 km. The road distance is 1323 km.
The best way to get from Katowice to Lens without a car is to train which takes 17h 2m and costs €110 - €360.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Katowice to Lens, including transfers.
Katowice to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Katowice to Lens train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Katowice station.
The best way to get from Katowice to Lens is to train which takes 17h 2m and costs €110 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs €95 - €190 and takes 23h 32m.
What companies run services between Katowice, Poland and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Katowice to Lens via Berlin Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, Lille Europe, Lille Europe, Lille Flandres, and Lille Flandres in around 17h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Katowice to Lens via Prague, Lille, Lille Europe, Gare Rue De Tournai, and Lille Flandres in around 23h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
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
- €35–230
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Brussels Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Katowice to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- Rail 1st Class
- €27–40
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- Rail 1st Class
- €17–25
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Breda to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Anvers-Berchem to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
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 Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €37–42
- Schedules at
- transtempo.cz
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
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Katowice to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Katowice to Lens train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katowice to Lens is 1323 km. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Katowice to Lens.
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