There are 7 ways to get from Basel SBB Station to Kraków by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
5h 21mzł 150–727Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
15h 52mzł 1,040–4,755Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
21h 23mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glownynighttrain En
19h 2mzł 1,005–4,040Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZRH - KRK
6h 20mzł 533–1,461Bus via Mulhouse
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1315
22h 4mzł 502–906Drive 1,175.8 km
- Drive from Basel SBB Station to Krakówcar 1,175.8 km
11h 25mzł 877–1,267
Basel SBB Station to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel SBB Station to Kraków is to fly which costs 150 zł - 750 zł and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel SBB Station to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs 150 zł - 750 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Kraków. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel SBB Station to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 52m.
The distance between Basel SBB Station and Kraków is 960 km. The road distance is 1175.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel SBB Station to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 15h 52m and costs 1 000 zł - 4 800 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Basel SBB Station to Kraków, including transfers.
Basel SBB Station to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
Basel SBB Station to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel SBB Station to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs 150 zł - 750 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 000 zł - 4 800 zł and takes 15h 52m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 21h 23m.
What companies run services between Basel SBB Station, Switzerland and Kraków, Poland?
easyJet, Wizz Air, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 15h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–410
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 300–450
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–480
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–480
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–340
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–400
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–2,300
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 450–750
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel SBB Station to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Basel SBB Station to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel SBB Station to Kraków is 1176 km. It takes approximately 11h 25m to drive from Basel SBB Station to Kraków.
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