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There are 10 ways to get from Dessau to Kraków by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Wrocław

    best
    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train S2
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55 / ...
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    5. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    10h 16m
    zł 380–881

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train S2 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1367
    11h 43m
    zł 280–461

  3. Drive  636.3 km

    1. Drive from Dessau to Krakówcar car 636.3 km
    6h 34m
    zł 519–750

  4. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane LEJ - KRK
    8h 6m
    zł 591–1,664

  5. Train, bus via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 56
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    12h 38m
    zł 457–604

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train S2 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    13h 50m

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

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BER - KRK
    8h 44m
    zł 371–1,193

  8. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DRS - KRK
    9h 22m
    zł 748–2,157

  9. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane BER - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain train
    8h 8m
    zł 421–1,408

  10. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane PRG - KRK
    10h 2m
    zł 324–1,204

Dessau to Kraków by train

Calendar141Weekly Trains
Duration10h 16mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 380Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 694.7 km
  • Duration: 10h 16m

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

You can take a train from Dessau Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Leipzig Hbf, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 10h 16m.

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