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There are 10 ways to get from Bochum 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 Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    5h 38m
    zł 383–1,091

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    6h 51m
    zł 149–841

  3. Train via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain train 14 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    13h 3m
    zł 787–3,301

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bochum central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1360a
    17h 40m
    zł 480–800

  5. Drive 1,031.3 km

    1. Drive from Bochum to Krakówcar car 1,031.3 km
    9h 16m
    zł 633–915

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    7h 9m
    zł 547–1,761

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DUS - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain train
    7h 24m
    zł 467–1,847

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane AMS - KRK
    8h 14m
    zł 504–1,686

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    15h 8m
    zł 874–3,661

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bochum Ehrenfeld to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train S1
    2. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    29h 50m

Bochum to Kraków by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration13h 3mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 787Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 993.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 38m

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

You can take a train from Bochum Hbf to Krakow Glowny via S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 13h 3m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bochum central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 480–800 and the journey takes 17h 40m.

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