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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne 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 Koeln 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 56m
    zł 400–1,209

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane EIN - KRK
    8h 21m
    zł 326–1,251

  3. Train via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    5. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    14h 46m
    zł 811–1,828

  4. Bus via Bensberg bus station

    1. Take the bus from Bensberg bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N20
    18h 15m
    zł 410–650

  5. Drive  1,079.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Krakówcar car 1,079.6 km
    9h 23m
    zł 691–999

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane CGN - KRK
    6h 38m
    zł 338–1,049

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    5h 43m
    zł 469–1,277

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    7h 14m

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    19h 52m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    27h 16m
    zł 800–900

Cologne to Kraków by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration14h 46mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 811Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 997.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 56m

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

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 14h 46m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bensberg bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 410–650 and the journey takes 16h 20m.

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