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There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Kraków by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    6h 37m

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane EIN - KRK
    7h 41m
    zł 296–1,156

  3. Train via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    5. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    15h 2m
    zł 813–1,683

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1310
    19h 30m
    zł 500–800

  5. Drive  1,147.6 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Krakówcar car 1,147.6 km
    10h 4m
    zł 938–1,354

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    6h 24m
    zł 568–1,335

  7. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    8h 12m

  8. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane CRL - KRK
    7h 46m
    zł 348–954

  9. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    8h 22m
    zł 393–1,228

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    20h 32m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    29h 5m

Aachen to Kraków by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration15h 2mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 813Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,036.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 37m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Kraków, Poland?

You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 15h 2m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 500–800 and the journey takes 19h 30m.

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