There are 10 ways to get from Warsaw to Cologne 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.
Recommended option
Fly Warsaw to Cologne/Bonn Apt • 6 h 11 min
$92 - $259
Cheapest option
Fly Warsaw Modlin to Cologne/Bonn Apt • 4 h 56 min
$41 - $167
8 alternative options
Fly Warsaw to Dusseldorf • 5 h 44 min
$52 - $152
Fly Warsaw to Frankfurt, train • 5 h 32 min
$101 - $246
Train • 11 h 17 min
$143 - $221
Bus • 20 h 6 min
$76 - $111
Bus, train • 22 h 7 min
$78 - $108
Night train, train • 16 h 30 min
$164 - $244
Drive, train • 10 h 23 min
$168 - $246
Drive • 9 h 52 min
$140 - $210
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Warsaw to Cologne is to fly which costs 150 zł - 650 zł and takes 4 h 56 min.
The quickest way to get from Warsaw to Cologne is to fly which costs 150 zł - 650 zł and takes 4 h 56 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Warsaw to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Centrum 06 and arriving at Cologne Hbf via Warsaw. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20 h 6 min.
No, there is no direct train from Warsaw to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Warszawa Centralna and arriving at Köln Hbf via Berlin Hbf (tief). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11 h 17 min.
The distance between Warsaw and Cologne is 981 km. The road distance is 1108.3 km.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 11 h 17 min and costs 500 zł - 850 zł.
It takes approximately 6 h 11 min to get from Warsaw to Cologne, including transfers.
Warsaw to Cologne bus services, operated by Eurolines DE, depart from Warsaw station.
Warsaw to Cologne train services, operated by Polish Railways (PKP), depart from Warszawa Centralna station.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Cologne is to fly which takes 6 h 11 min and costs 340 zł - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 500 zł - 850 zł and takes 11 h 17 min, you could also bus, which costs 280 zł - 420 zł and takes 20 h 6 min.
- Distance: 612.9 miles
- Duration: 6 h 11 min
What companies run services between Warsaw, Poland and Cologne, Germany?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and nine other airlines fly from Warsaw to Cologne hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Warsaw to Cologne via Berlin Hbf and Berlin Hbf (tief) in around 11 h 17 min.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Warsaw to Cologne/Bonn Apt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $470
Flights from Warsaw to Cologne/Bonn Apt via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $470
Flights from Warsaw to Dusseldorf via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $390
Flights from Warsaw to Dusseldorf via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $390
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $340
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 6 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $340
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $340
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt via Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $340
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $340
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $340
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Warsaw to Cologne/Bonn Apt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $750
Flights from Warsaw to Dusseldorf via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Warsaw to Cologne/Bonn Apt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $430
Flights from Warsaw to Dusseldorf via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Warsaw to Cologne/Bonn Apt via Berlin Tegel
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $250
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Warsaw to Cologne/Bonn Apt via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $3,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Warsaw to Dusseldorf via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $470
- Website
- csa.cz
Flights from Warsaw to Dusseldorf via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Warsaw Modlin to Cologne/Bonn Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 54 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Warsaw to Frankfurt via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $500
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf (tief) to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100 - $160
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- bahn.de
The rail network in Poland is conveniently organised, with many connections between cities, making it an effective method of travelling around the country. Tickets for regional and express trains are affordable, with children, students, pensioners, people with disability, and large families being entitled to discounts. Polish Railways offer a pre-booking service for travellers living outside of Poland - tickets and reservations can be booked in advance for trips inside Poland (up to 30 days in advance for domestic trains), and to/from other countries in the region (up to 60 days in advance).
Contact Details
- Phone
- 703 200 200
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- Intercity.pl
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
Night train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Frankfurt(Main)Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $180
- Website
- Intercity.pl
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Phone
- +49 6196 2078-501
- service@eurolines.de
- Website
- eurolines.de
Bus from Warsaw to Cologne Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Website
- eurolines.de
- estgdansk@wp.pl
- Website
- estgdansk.pl
Bus from Warszawa to Bochum
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Schedules at
- estgdansk.pl
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Warsaw Airport to Cologne/Bonn Apt Airport. The quickest flight takes 3 h 40 min and has one stopover.
Warsaw to Cologne bus services, operated by Eurolines DE, arrive at Cologne Hbf station.
Warsaw to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn, arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Warsaw to Cologne is 1108 km. It takes approximately 9 h 52 min to drive from Warsaw to Cologne.
Swiss, easyJet, Turkish Airlines and four other airlines offer flights from Warsaw Airport to Cologne/Bonn Apt Airport.
There are 979+ hotels available in Cologne. Prices start at $57 USD per night.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Warsaw Airport is to line 175 bus which takes 24 min and costs 3 zł - 4 zł.