There are 7 ways to get from Mainz to Katowice by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Katowice International Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane FRA - KTW
4h 48mzł 415–960Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1310
14h 15mzł 260–450Train
- 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 / ...
13h 4mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowicetrain Ec
17h 40mzł 652–1,038Fly 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 641–1,273Bus 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 559–808
Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Katowice is to bus which costs 260 zł - 450 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 - 1 000 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 13h 4m.
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 13h 4m and costs .
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 - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 13h 4m, you could also bus, which costs 260 zł - 450 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 13h 4m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–900
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,200
- 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 350–390
- 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
- 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 35–45
- 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 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–55
- 1st Class
- zł 55–70
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 40–60
- 1st Class
- zł 60–75
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 29–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 29–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- 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
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 110–160
- 1st Class
- zł 170–230
- Business
- zł 190–210
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- 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 260–450
- 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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