There are 7 ways to get from Dresden Hbf to Kraków by bus, train, car, plane, or rideshare
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1367 / ...
7h 20mzł 190–330Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Dresden to Krakow515.6 km
6h 32mzł 100Train via Wrocław
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
7h 38mzł 406–1,607Drive 516.6 km
- Drive from Dresden Hbf to Krakówcar 516.6 km
4h 49mzł 318–460Fly from Dresden Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DRS - KRK
7h 15mzł 620–1,434Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Ostrava hl.n.train Drf
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
9h 52mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane PRG - KRK
6h 36m
Dresden Hbf to Kraków by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden Hbf to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 100 zł and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden Hbf to Kraków is to drive which takes 4h 49m and costs 310 zł - 460 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden Hbf to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
The distance between Dresden Hbf and Kraków is 535 km. The road distance is 516.6 km.
The best way to get from Dresden Hbf to Kraków without a car is to bus which takes 7h 20m and costs 190 zł - 330 zł.
The bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station takes 7h 20m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Dresden Hbf to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden Hbf to Kraków train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, depart from Dresden Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dresden Hbf to Kraków is to bus which takes 7h 20m and costs 190 zł - 330 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Wrocław, which costs 400 zł - 1 700 zł and takes 7h 38m, you could also fly, which costs 600 zł - 1 500 zł and takes 7h 15m.
What companies run services between Dresden Hbf, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost zł 190–330 and the journey takes 7h 20m. GrandBus also services this route once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny in around 7h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,400
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,400
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–4,300
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–650
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Hbf to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejedolnoslaskie.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–340
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 45–70
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–290
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–75
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Dresden to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden Hbf to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Dresden Hbf to Kraków train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, arrive at Zgorzelec station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden Hbf to Kraków is 517 km. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Dresden Hbf to Kraków.
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