There are 8 ways to get from Almaty to Kraków by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ALA - KRK
13h 13mzł 1,215–2,141Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Moscow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Krakówbus
4d 5hzł 686–1,098Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Krakówbus
4dzł 1,243–2,336Drive 5,302.5 km
- Drive from Almaty to Krakówcar 5,302.5 km
2d 16hzł 3,088–4,460Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane ALA - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
13h 17mzł 1,224–2,163Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ALA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain
- Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain
17h 28mzł 1,084–2,290Train, bus via Yekaterinburg
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Moscow Vostochny Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Moscow to Baranavichybus
- Take the bus from Baranovichi Bus station to Białystok Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glownytrain
4d 4hzł 1,395–2,529Train, bus via Minsk
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Voronezh Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Voronezh Bus station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to MDA dworzec autobusowybus
4d 14hzł 1,393–3,388
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Kraków is to bus which costs 650 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 4 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Kraków is to fly which takes 13h 13m and costs 1 200 zł - 2 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Kraków Jubilat via Tashkent bus station, Метро «Щёлковская», Moscow, International Bus Station and Kraków Ważewskiego. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 5h.
The distance between Almaty and Kraków is 4344 km. The road distance is 5302.5 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Kraków without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 0h and costs 1 200 zł - 2 400 zł.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Almaty to Kraków, including transfers.
Almaty to Kraków bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
The best way to get from Almaty to Kraków is to fly which takes 13h 13m and costs 1 200 zł - 2 200 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 650 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 4 days 5h.
Almaty to Kraków bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Kraków is 4h behind Almaty. It is currently 11:11 PM in Almaty and 7:11 PM in Kraków.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Kraków, Poland?
Air Astana, LOT, and four other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Kraków Jubilat via Tashkent bus station, Moscow Central Bus Station, Метро «Щёлковская», Метро «Преображенская площадь», Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad, Salaryevo, Moscow, International Bus Station, Kraków, and Kraków Ważewskiego in around 4d 5h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 900–3,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 1,000–3,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 1,000–3,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 700–2,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 1,200–1,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 800–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 900–3,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 750–2,100
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 750–1,900
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 950–2,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 1,000–2,700
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 800–1,500
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- zł 800–1,100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- zł 1,100–1,500
Train from Almaty 2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- zł 650–900
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- zł 900–1,300
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 800–1,500
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- zł 800–1,100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- zł 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–80
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 60–100
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 29–45
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–80
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 140–210
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 402
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 186
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Moscow Vostochny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 190–370
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- zł 800–1,200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- zł 190–260
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- zł 260–370
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–160
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Voronezh Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 85–120
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 330–660
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- zł 660
- Children
- zł 330
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 330–660
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- zł 660
- Children
- zł 330
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 55–100
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Moscow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 286
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
- Phone
- +375 165 683545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
Bus from Moscow to Baranavichy
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 210–330
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Baranovichi Bus station to Białystok Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 182
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Voronezh Bus station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 260–900
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to MDA dworzec autobusowy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–900
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Voronezh Bus station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 400–550
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to MDA dworzec autobusowy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 290–420
- Website
- Intercars Europe
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