There are 7 ways to get from Budapest to Kraków by bus, train, rideshare, car, plane or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Bus • 6h 15m
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 6h 39m
5 alternative options
Train via Vienna • 8h 39m
Train • 9h 41m
Drive • 5h 49m
Fly • 3h 57m
Shuttle, bus • 7h 13m
Budapest to Kraków by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 5 716 Ft and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Kraków is to fly which takes 3h 57m and costs 28 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Budapest Mexikói út and arriving at Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Budapest and Kraków is 387 km. The road distance is 390.1 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Kraków without a car is to bus which takes 6h 15m and costs 12 000 Ft - 17 000 Ft.
The bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA takes 6h 15m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Budapest to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest Mexikói út station.
Budapest to Kraków train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Kraków is to bus which takes 6h 15m and costs 12 000 Ft - 17 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train via Vienna, which costs 24 000 Ft - 42 000 Ft and takes 8h 39m, you could also fly, which costs 28 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft and takes 3h 57m.
- Distance: 387.3 km
- Duration: 6h 15m
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Kraków, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA 4 times a day. Tickets cost 130 zł - 190 zł and the journey takes 6h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest to Kraków via Wien Hbf in around 8h 39m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Budapest to Krakow via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 480 zł - 1 600 zł
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest to Krakow via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 190 zł - 1 500 zł
Flights from Budapest to Krakow via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 190 zł - 1 500 zł
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest to Krakow via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 600 zł - 1 900 zł
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest to Krakow via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 500 zł - 1 900 zł
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 45 zł - 55 zł
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 110 zł - 140 zł
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 40 zł - 150 zł
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 40 zł - 60 zł
- 1st Class
- 120 zł - 150 zł
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 220 zł - 310 zł
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- 703 200 200
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 35 zł - 60 zł
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- 36 zł - 42 zł
- 1st Class
- 50 zł - 60 zł
- Phone
- (+48) 22 439 6052
- info@p-r.com.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 16 zł - 23 zł
- Schedules at
- polregio.pl
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 22 zł - 50 zł
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- 22 zł - 35 zł
- Business
- 32 zł - 33 zł
- 1st Class
- 30 zł - 50 zł
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 130 zł - 190 zł
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 220 zł - 310 zł
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Zakopane ZDA to Kraków Jubilat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 22 zł - 35 zł
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Budapest to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 63 zł
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Budapest to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA station.
Budapest to Kraków train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Krakow Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Kraków is 390 km. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Budapest to Kraków.
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