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How to get fromDonetsk to Krakówby taxi, bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Donetsk to Kraków by taxi, bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Taxi, bus, train via Dnipro

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Donetsk to Криворіжжяtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Криворіжжя to Дмитрівкаbus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Дмитрівка to Синельникове-1taxi taxi
    4. Take the train from Синельникове-1 to Dnipro-Holovnyitrain train
    5. Take the train from Dnipro-Holovnyi to Przemysl Glownytrain train
    6. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic
    24h 51m
    zł 505–856

  2. Taxi, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the taxi from Donetsk to Цукуринеtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Цукурине to Izyumbus bus
    3. Take the train from Izium to Lvivtrain train
    4. Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain train Icp / ...
    5. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic
    32h 28m
    zł 404–733

  3. Drive  1,497.5 km

    1. Drive from Donetsk to Krakówcar car 1,497.5 km
    20h 31m
    zł 1,069–1,544

  4. Bus, train, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane KRR - KRK
    17h 10m
    zł 818–2,150

  5. Bus, train, fly to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, drive

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane plane KRR - RZE
    4. Drive from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Krakówcar car
    23h
    zł 855–2,682

  6. Bus, train, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane KRR - KTW
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    23h 6m
    zł 685–2,222

  7. Bus, train, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane KRR - WAW
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain train
    19h 35m
    zł 663–2,115

  8. Bus, train, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane KRR - VIE
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bohumintrain train
    5. Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain train
    23h 35m
    zł 747–2,917

Krasnodar (KRR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration6h 15mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 741Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,653.1 km
  • Duration: 24h 51m

What companies run services between Donetsk, Ukraine and Kraków, Poland?

There is no direct connection from Donetsk to Kraków. However, you can take the taxi to Криворіжжя, take the bus to Дмитрівка, take the taxi to Синельникове-1, take the train to Dnipro-Holovnyi, take the train to Przemysl Glowny, then take the train to Krakow Glowny. Alternatively, you can drive from Donetsk to Kraków in around 20h 31m.

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