Cologne to Warsaw bus: 2 a day, fastest 17h40

2 a dayfastest 17h40☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇵🇱 Poland

Direct buses · no change

CologneLeverkusenDüsseldorfDuisburgEssenBochumWarsaw· 981 km as the crow flies

17:45 → 11:25⁺¹
FlixBus N1320 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Leverkusen, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen…
17h4012 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:45 → 10:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:30 → 15:50⁺¹
FlixBus N1327 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Warsaw, National Stadium 02 · via Leverkusen, Wuppertal, Bochum, Münster…
18h2011 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:30 → 14:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 17:45, arrive 11:25

The plane is 13h37 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct18h52

To Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N132017h40
From Warsaw, Bus Station West18 min

Plane · nonstop DUS to WAW5h15

To Düsseldorf (DUS)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DUS to WAW2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From WAW25 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Cologne to Warsaw in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Cologne goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Cologne to Warsaw nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsDUS→WAWBook direct ↗
LOT Polish AirlinesDUS→WAWBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Warsaw?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Warsaw?

The fastest takes 17h40; the slowest 18h20, for 981 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 17:45 and the latest at 21:30, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Warsaw?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:45 arriving 11:25 the next morning.

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