Katowice to Bratislava by train
Travel from Katowice (Poland) to Bratislava (Slovakia) by train (273km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Katowice in Poland to Bratislava in Slovakia, the main route leads via the Czech Republic. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
273 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Katowice to Bratislava, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Katowice / Warsaw - Košice / Warsaw - Prešov / Krakow - Bratislava / Krakow - Košice / Gdańsk - Bratislava / Gdańsk - Košice / Lublin - Bratislava / Łódź - Bratislava1 Katowice (Poland) - Bratislava (Slovakia)
1a Travelling from Katowice (Poland) to Bratislava (Slovakia)
If you want to travel from Poland to Slovakia by train, the best option is to take the route via the Czech Republic. A direct day train runs from Warsaw via Katowice, Ostrava and Breclav to Bratislava and night trains run from Warsaw and Krakow to Bratislava on the same route. In Ostrava there are connections to Zilina - Kosice.
Alternatively you can travel between directly from Poland to Slovakia via the Zwardon - Skalite border crossing. However, there are only slow regional trains running there. Another border crossing is between Lupkow and Medzilaborce however there are only two trains at summer weekends. Another option is to take a bus from Zakopane across the High Tatra mountains to Poprad.
Tickets are only available at train stations. Special advance fares are available as well at stations in Poland.
Where to buy a ticket from Katowice to Bratislava?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Express InterCity (EIC) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 402 Krakow - Budapest / EN 407/477 Warsaw - Budapest
train company:
PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Katowice / Warsaw - Bratislava / Krakow - Bratislava / Gdańsk - Bratislava / Wrocław - Bratislava / Szczecin - Bratislava / Poznań - Bratislava / Warsaw - Žilina / Warsaw - Košice / Krakow - Košice
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / PKP Poland / ZSSK
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Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
