Warsaw to Košice bus: 3.4 a day, fastest 8h50

3.4 a dayfastest 8h50☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇸🇰 Slovakia

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WarsawSkarżysko-KamiennaKielceKrakówCzchowNowy SączKošice· 391 km as the crow flies

06:00 → 15:20
FlixBus 986
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Košice (bus station) · via Skarżysko-Kamienna, Kielce, Kraków, Bialka Tatrzanska…
9h209 stops
Runs: Daily except WedBook on FlixBus ↗
11:15 → 20:20
FlixBus 1262
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Košice (bus station) · via Skarżysko-Kamienna, Kielce, Kraków, Czchow…
9h059 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:30 → 02:20⁺¹
FlixBus N986
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Košice (bus station) · via Radom, Kraków, Nowy Targ, Bialka Tatrzanska…
8h509 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
18:30 → 03:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1253 ☾ Overnight
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Košice (bus station) · via Lublin, Rzeszów
8h503 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:30 → 02:20+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

Fastest door to door: the plane (3h55). The bus takes 5h40 longer.

Bus · fastest direct9h35

To Warsaw, Bus Station West18 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N9868h50
From Košice (bus station)12 min

Plane · nonstop WAW to KSC3h55

To Warsaw Chopin (WAW)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight WAW to KSC1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From KSC25 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 Warsaw to Košice in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Warsaw goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Warsaw to Košice nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

LOT Polish AirlinesWAW→KSCBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Warsaw to Košice?

Yes. 3.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Warsaw to Košice?

The fastest takes 8h50; the slowest 9h20, for 391 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 06:00 and the latest at 18:30, local time in Warsaw. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Warsaw to Košice?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 18:30 arriving 03:20 the next morning.

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