There are 8 ways to get from Leipzig to Katowice by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1367
7h 50mzł 140–350Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain Ic / ...
9h 4mzł 504–631Drive 547.5 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Katowicecar 547.5 km
4h 54mzł 326–471Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus
7h 38mzł 609–1,804Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3731 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Katowicebus
10h 10mzł 195–244Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LEJ - KTW
6h 47mzł 634–1,551Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane BER - KTW
8h 17mzł 340–1,338Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DRS - KTW
10h 2mzł 437–1,604
Leipzig to Katowice by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Katowice is to bus via Prague which costs 190 zł - 250 zł and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Katowice is to drive which takes 4h 54m and costs 320 zł - 470 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Katowice via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
The distance between Leipzig and Katowice is 562 km. The road distance is 547.5 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Katowice without a car is to bus which takes 7h 50m and costs 140 zł - 350 zł.
The bus from Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa takes 7h 50m including transfers and departs once daily.
Leipzig to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Katowice is to bus which takes 7h 50m and costs 140 zł - 350 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 500 zł - 650 zł and takes 9h 4m, you could also fly, which costs 600 zł - 1 600 zł and takes 6h 47m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa once daily. Tickets cost zł 140–350 and the journey takes 7h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Katowice via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 9h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–2,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 700–2,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Katowice International Airport via Munich, Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 900–2,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 167
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–150
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 144
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 152–157
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 25–70
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 230–260
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 150–180
- Schedules at
- transtempo.cz
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Leipzig to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Katowice is 548 km. It takes approximately 4h 54m to drive from Leipzig to Katowice.
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