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How to get fromBochum to Krakówby train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 9 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 44m
    zł 383–1,190

  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 50m
    zł 161–726

  3. Train via Rzepin

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hamm to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    3. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Kraków Głównytrain train 96 / ...
    13h 50m
    zł 638–1,350

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bochum central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1360a
    17h 40m
    zł 500–750

  5. Drive  1,029.5 km

    1. Drive from Bochum to Krakówcar car 1,029.5 km
    9h 15m
    zł 841–1,215

  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 4m
    zł 574–1,403

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

    1. Take the train from Duisburg 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 17m
    zł 530–1,496

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    20h 58m

  9. 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
    zł 879–990

Bochum to Kraków by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration13h 50mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 638Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 993.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 44m

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

You can take a train from Bochum Hbf to Kraków Główny via Hamm, S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Rzepin in around 13h 50m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bochum central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station 5 times a week. Tickets cost zł 500–750 and the journey takes 17h 40m.

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