There are 10 ways to get from Craiova to Kraków by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
best- Take the bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane OTP - KRK
10h 9mzł 332–1,090Train to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Craiova to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BBU - KRK
9h 38mzł 176–998Train, bus
- Take the train from Craiova to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Miskolc Bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus 986
20h 56mzł 368–466Bus
- Take the bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Timișoarabus 3902 / ...
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N911
21h 10mzł 434–651Drive 950.7 km
- Drive from Craiova to Krakówcar 950.7 km
13h 7mzł 713–1,029Fly from Craiova Airport
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CRA - KRK
7h 1mzł 383–1,638Train, train to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane SOF - KRK
15h 4mzł 185–837Bus, bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Craiova to Drobeta Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BEG - KRK
13h 13mBus via Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Take the bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Timișoara Autogara Normandiabus
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N911
21h 35mzł 405–555Train
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bohumintrain Ec
- Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
21h 37mzł 534–989
Craiova to Kraków by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Craiova to Kraków is to train and fly which costs 180 zł - 850 zł and takes 15h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Craiova to Kraków is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 380 zł - 1 700 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Craiova to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Timișoara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Craiova to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Craiova and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf and Bohumin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 37m.
The distance between Craiova and Kraków is 1025 km. The road distance is 950.7 km.
The best way to get from Craiova to Kraków without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 56m and costs 360 zł - 470 zł.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Craiova to Kraków, including transfers.
Craiova to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord station.
Craiova to Kraków train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Craiova station.
The best way to get from Craiova to Kraków is to bus which takes 21h 10m and costs 430 zł - 650 zł. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 380 zł - 1 700 zł and takes 7h 1m, you could also train, which costs 500 zł - 1 000 zł and takes 21h 37m.
What companies run services between Craiova, Romania and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Timișoara in around 21h 10m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,600
Flights from Craiova Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,700
Flights from Craiova Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,900
Flights from Craiova Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
Flights from Craiova Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,700
Flights from Craiova Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,700
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–850
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–950
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–800
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–850
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 90–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 170–190
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–85
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 48–52
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–220
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–65
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–65
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Craiova to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 39–42
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 15–24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- zł 15–22
- 1st Class
- zł 18–24
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 314
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 186
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–240
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 29–45
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–85
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Miskolc Bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 290–440
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 290–440
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Craiova to Drobeta Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Timișoara Autogara Normandia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 116
- Schedules at
- obadabus.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Craiova to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Timișoara station.
Kraków is 1h behind Craiova. It is currently 3:00 PM in Craiova and 2:00 PM in Kraków.
Craiova to Kraków train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Craiova to Kraków is 951 km. It takes approximately 13h 7m to drive from Craiova to Kraków.
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