Katowice to Cologne bus: 1.7 a day, fastest 16h20

1.7 a dayfastest 16h20☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

KatowiceWrocławCottbusBerlinHamburgBremenCologne· 854 km as the crow flies

03:50 → 20:10
FlixBus N1338
Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Wrocław, Berlin, Magdeburg, Dortmund…
16h208 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:50 → 19:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:40 → 13:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1360A ☾ Overnight
Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Wrocław, Cottbus, Berlin, Hamburg…
18h4012 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:40 → 12:20+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

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct17h24

To Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa10 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N133816h20
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 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 Katowice to Cologne in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Katowice goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

Nothing flies Katowice to Cologne nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Katowice to Cologne?

Yes. 1.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Katowice to Cologne?

The fastest takes 16h20; the slowest 18h40, for 854 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:50 and the latest at 18:40, local time in Katowice. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Katowice to Cologne?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 18:40 arriving 13:20 the next morning.

Katowice ▸ Cologne

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