There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kraków by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EDI - KRK
6h 26mzł 292–755Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GLA - KRK
7h 18mzł 227–871Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain 411 / ...
27h 30mzł 1,941–3,933Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
35h 45mzł 856–1,813Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Krakówcar
21h 48mzł 2,072–2,759Train to Newcastle, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane NCL - KRK
7h 32mzł 404–1,296Fly Edinburgh Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane EDI - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
9h 22mzł 433–828Fly Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane EDI - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
9h 6mzł 488–1,348Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus
39h 24mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Krakówcar
22h 55mzł 1,535–2,427
Edinburgh to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kraków is to fly which costs 290 zł - 800 zł and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 290 zł - 800 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via London Victoria Green Line Station and Prague. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Krakow Glowny via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 30m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kraków is 1697 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 27h 30m and costs 1 900 zł - 4 000 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Edinburgh to Kraków, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Kraków train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 290 zł - 800 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 900 zł - 4 000 zł and takes 27h 30m, you could also bus, which costs 850 zł - 1 900 zł and takes 35h 45m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kraków, Poland?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Krakow Glowny via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Brussel-Zuid, Praha hl.n., and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 27h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–600
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Katowice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–650
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–850
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Katowice International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 650–950
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 210–300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 490–850
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 490–850
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 290–500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–200
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–210
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 470–850
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 589
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- zł 589
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 100–190
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–90
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 70–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 180–310
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 340–480
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 220–380
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 220–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 190–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 350–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 440–650
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–240
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Edinburgh to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kraków is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:38 PM in Edinburgh and 3:38 PM in Kraków.
Edinburgh to Kraków train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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