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Budapest → Katowice

Katowice → Budapest ⇄
1.8 a dayfastest 8h12PKP Intercity, ZSSKIntercity

Direct trains · no change

  • 08:12 → 16:34
    IC 130 Intercity
    Budapest-Nyugati → Katowice · via Bratislava, Břeclav, Ostrava
    8h2219 stops
    Runs: Most daysPKP Intercity ↗
  • 08:12 → 16:24
    EC 130 Intercity
    Budapest-Nyugati → Katowice · via Bratislava, Břeclav, Ostrava
    8h1219 stops
    Runs: DailyZSSK ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (pl, sk) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The plane is faster by 4h15
Train · fastest direct8h40
  • To Budapest-Nyugati15 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • EC 1308h12
  • From Katowice3 min
Plane · nonstop BUD–KTW4h25
  • To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)40 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BUD–KTW1h10
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From KTW45 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Ryanair.