There are 12 ways to get from Brighton to Kraków by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LGW - KRK
6h 21mzł 246–1,072Train
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
26h 43mBus
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
30h 48mzł 597–941Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Krakówcar
15h 46mzł 1,691–2,229Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LHR - KRK
7h 44mzł 662–1,431Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane STN - KRK
7h 42mzł 469–1,393Train to Luton Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LTN - KRK
7h 35mzł 462–1,023Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane STN - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
8h 18mzł 436–1,465Train to Luton Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LTN - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
8h 21mzł 469–1,245Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane LHR - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
9h 26mzł 642–1,796Train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus
36h 58mzł 1,408–2,177Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Krakówcar
16h 55mzł 1,231–2,025
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Kraków is to fly which costs 240 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs 240 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via London Victoria Green Line Station and Prague. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Kraków Główny via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 43m.
The distance between Brighton and Kraków is 1462 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 26h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Brighton to Kraków, including transfers.
Brighton to Kraków bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Kraków train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs 240 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 26h 43m, you could also bus, which costs 550 zł - 950 zł and takes 30h 48m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Kraków, Poland?
Wizz Air and easyJet fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brighton to Kraków Główny via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Frankfurt in around 26h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–700
Flights from Luton Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–800
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 180–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–190
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–190
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 220–290
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 220–290
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–190
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–190
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 350–600
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 310–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–95
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 604
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- zł 604
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–240
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–240
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–200
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–200
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 280–440
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 350–550
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–280
- 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
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 800–950
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–380
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Brighton to Kraków bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Kraków is 1h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 7:28 AM in Brighton and 8:28 AM in Kraków.
Brighton to Kraków train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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