There are 11 ways to get from Duisburg to Kraków by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
5h 9mzł 355–973Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
7h 17mzł 173–907Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
13h 52mzł 808–3,404Bus
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N20
18h 15mzł 430–750Drive 1,068 km
- Drive from Duisburg to Krakówcar 1,068 km
9h 38mzł 650–939Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
6h 23mzł 455–1,629Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
6h 55mzł 429–1,729Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane AMS - KRK
7h 43mzł 477–1,639Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EIN - KRK
7h 43mzł 344–1,451Train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ostrava hl.n.train Drf
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
20h 17mBus via Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
29h 42m
Duisburg to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Duisburg to Kraków is to train and fly and shuttle which costs 170 zł - 950 zł and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Duisburg to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs 350 zł - 1 000 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Duisburg central train station station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Duisburg to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Duisburg Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
The distance between Duisburg and Kraków is 959 km. The road distance is 1068 km.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Kraków without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 13h 52m and costs 800 zł - 3 400 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Duisburg to Kraków, including transfers.
Duisburg to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Duisburg central train station.
Duisburg to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Duisburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs 350 zł - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Berlin, which costs 800 zł - 3 400 zł and takes 13h 52m, you could also bus, which costs 430 zł - 750 zł and takes 18h 15m.
What companies run services between Duisburg, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
Eurowings, LOT, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Duisburg Hbf to Krakow Glowny via S Spandau Bhf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 13h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–650
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 160–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–750
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–75
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Website
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Télécabine Charmey-Vounetse
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 45–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 45–75
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 144
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–290
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–70
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 430–750
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Duisburg to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Duisburg to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duisburg to Kraków is 1068 km. It takes approximately 9h 38m to drive from Duisburg to Kraków.
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