Train Transfers To and From Katowice Airport
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4 Transfer Route(s) to and from Katowice Airport
The airport express bus services that link Katowice Airport with train stations in the city of Katowice stop right outside the Arrivals Terminal C. Ticket machines are located inside Terminal C, but bus tickets can also be purchased from the driver. Katowice city is located ca 40 km distance from the airport and buses run throughout the day, every day of the week.
Bus line AP3 runs between Katowice Dworzec (Railway Station) - Pyrzowice Port Lotniczy (Katowice Airport). Departures of line AP3 at night are synchronized to allow for a guaranteed connection at Katowice Railway Station with line AP4, which will allow for transport to Tychy, a popular tourist destination due to the Brewery Museum that is located there.
Line AP2 also starts at the railway station in Katowice: Katowice Dworzec (Railway Station) - Katowice Sokolska - Katowice Strefa Kultury - Sosnowiec Dworzec PKP (Railway Station) - Będzin Stadion – Pyrzowice Port Lotniczy (Katowice Airport).
Tickets for the airport express bus lines cost 14 zl per person, one-way. These bus tickets can also be bought in advance online onto the ŚKUP card (available at all ticket outlets, ticket machines and online at www.kartaskup.pl), or by telephone at https://www.kzkgop.com.pl/strony/p-1-kup-bilet-przez-telefon.html. For more information: www.kzkgop.com.pl
Leo Express minibus operator is the official supplier of minibus links between Ostrava, Bohumin, Rybnik, Gliwice and Katowice Airport. Reservations by telephone: +48 608 92 19 19. The minibus stops at Ostrava-Sninov bus station, which is within a few steps of the railway station. From there passengers can catch trains to Prague in the Czech Republic and to destinations in Poland. Tickets and timetables for trains, EIC and Intercity, can be obtained at www.intercity.pl.
Routes from Katowice to other Destinations in Poland
Places like Krakow, Rybnik, Oswiecim, Gdansk and Warsaw are easily accessible with trains from Katowice. There are even connections to Prague in neighbouring Czech Republic and in Vienna and Innsbruck in Austria. It's also possible to travel to the film studios where the cartoon characters Bolek and Lolek are produced: in Bielsko-Biała.
Katowice to Bielsko-Biała
Trains leave Katowice railway station ca every 30 minutes, taking about 1 hour 1 minute to arrive.
Trains leave Katowice at 11.35, 12.09, 12.34, 12.40, 17.58 and 18.28 hours, to arrive at 12.37, 12.56, 13.19, 13.42, 19.26 and 19.14 hours in Bielsko-Biała Glowny.
Trains leave Bielsko-Biała Glowny at 11.23, 12.20, 13.21, 14.18 hours to arrive at Katowice at 12.24, 13.21, 14.23 and 15.19 hours.
First class tickets on this route start at 24.00 euros per person for a one-way ticket. In 2nd class tickets cost 17.00 euros per person, one-way.
PKP Intercity Spółka Akcyjna, Aleje Jerozolimskie 142 A, 02-305 Warszawa, www.intercity.pl
Tel +48 22 39 19 757 sekretariat@intercity.pl
Katowice to Czestochowa
Trains go via Opole Glowne and the fastest connections take about 1 hour 25 minutes for the trip.
Trains leave Katowice at 08.15, 10.29 and 14.03 hours to arrive at 09.34, 13.22 and 15.27 hours.
Trains leave Czestochowa at 08.33, 10.40 and 12.21 hours to arrive at 09.58, 12.05 and 13.37 hours.
On the fastest connections ticket in first class cost 63.00 zl per person, and 48.00zl in second class, one-way. For the slower connections train tickets, one-way, cost 34.00 zl in first class and 26.00zl in second class.
PKP Intercity, www.intercity.pl
Katowice to Gdansk
Some of the IC trains stop at Bielsko-Biała Glowny on this route. Getting to Gdansk takes between 5 hours and 48 minutes to 8 hours 42 minutes, depending on the EIC, EIP or IC train connections selected.
Trains leave Katowice at 08.45, 10.29, 11.35, 12.01, 12.37 and 13.34, to arrive at 14.25, 19.12, 18.22, 18.25, 20.43 and 19.06 hours.
Trains leave at 08.54, 09.29 and 09.37 and similar intervals after that during the day, to arrive at 17.58, 16.19 and 16.19 respectively.
Tickets in first class cost from 103.00 zl to 284.00 zl per person, one-way, depending the connection chosen. The fastest trains are more expensive. Second class tickets cost from 79.00 zl to 189.00 zl per person, one-way.
PKP Intercity, www.intercity.pl
Katowice to Oswiecim
Trains take between 1 hour 39 minutes to 6 hours 41 minutes, depending on the waiting time passengers may have to go through with some connections. The fastest train connections are via EIP trains, the slowest ones via Intercity trains.
Trains leave at 11.15, 12.34 and 22.05 hours to arrive at 12.54, 16.06 and 04.46 hours in Oswiecim.
Trains leave at 11.53, 16.58 and 23.56 hours to arrive at 15.25, 19.19 and 05.31 hours back in Katowice.
On EIP trains a one-way ticket in 2nd class costs 42.00 zl, and on IC trains 21.00 zl per person. First class is only available on IC trains for this route, where tickets cost 28.00 zl per person.
PKP Intercity, www.intercity.pl
For trips to Krakow it is more convenient and cheaper to travel by bus from Katowice train station or directly from Katowice Airport. Matszek bus company offers this journey (www.matuszek.com.pl) and the official WIZZ Air carrier, P-Air PyrzowiceEkspres Bus Services. The company also goes to Czestochowa, www.pyrzowiceekspres.pl.