There are 7 ways to get from Mainz to Katowice by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Katowice International Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane FRA - KTW
4h 48mzł 415–859Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1310
14h 15mzł 310–430Train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof 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 / ...
12h 59mzł 589–719Night train, train
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowicetrain 113
17h 34mzł 638–1,276Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
6h 33mzł 601–1,257Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
26h 5mDrive 925.8 km
- Drive from Mainz to Katowicecar 925.8 km
7h 52mzł 537–776
Mainz to Katowice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Katowice is to bus which costs 310 zł - 430 zł and takes 14h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Katowice is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 410 zł - 900 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mainz central train station station and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Katowice via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 59m.
The distance between Mainz and Katowice is 803 km. The road distance is 925.8 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Katowice without a car is to train which takes 12h 59m and costs 550 zł - 750 zł.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Mainz to Katowice, including transfers.
Mainz to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Katowice is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 410 zł - 900 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 550 zł - 750 zł and takes 12h 59m, you could also bus, which costs 310 zł - 430 zł and takes 14h 15m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Katowice, Poland?
Air Dolomiti and LOT fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Katowice via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 12h 59m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–800
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 144
- 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 152–156
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–750
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 90–190
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–430
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mainz central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 310–430
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Mainz to Katowice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Katowice is 926 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Mainz to Katowice.
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