There are 7 ways to get from Berlin Central Station to Kraków by bus, train, car, plane, rideshare, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Berlin Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus 1360B
8h 45mzł 210–360Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Krakow593.4 km
8h 1mzł 120Train
- Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
9h 30mzł 427–1,666Drive 596 km
- Drive from Berlin Central Station to Krakówcar 596 km
5h 24mzł 363–524Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BER - KRK
7h 12mzł 297–1,050Fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane BER - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
7h 28mzł 358–1,173Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BER - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
6h 35mzł 351–1,806
Berlin Central Station to Kraków by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin Central Station to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 120 zł and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin Central Station to Kraków is to drive which takes 5h 24m and costs 360 zł - 550 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin Central Station station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin Central Station to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny via S+U Lichtenberg Bhf and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
The distance between Berlin Central Station and Kraków is 622 km. The road distance is 596 km.
The best way to get from Berlin Central Station to Kraków without a car is to bus which takes 8h 45m and costs 210 zł - 360 zł.
The bus from Berlin Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station takes 8h 45m including transfers and departs once daily.
Berlin Central Station to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Central Station.
Berlin Central Station to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf station.
The best way to get from Berlin Central Station to Kraków is to bus which takes 8h 45m and costs 210 zł - 360 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 420 zł - 1 700 zł and takes 9h 30m, you could also fly, which costs 290 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 7h 12m.
What companies run services between Berlin Central Station, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 210–360 and the journey takes 8h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Berlin Central Station to Krakow Glowny via Berlin Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, and Rzepin in around 9h 30m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–2,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–950
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–750
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 210–360
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Berlin to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 120
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Berlin Central Station to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Berlin Central Station to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Rzepin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin Central Station to Kraków is 596 km. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from Berlin Central Station to Kraków.
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