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 328–808Train 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 20mzł 308–986Train
- 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 / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
29h 22mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus 913
36h 35mzł 777–1,128Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Krakówcar
21h 47mzł 2,283–3,237Train 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 37mzł 375–1,400Fly 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
8h 57mzł 345–1,330Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ABZ - KRK
9h 27mzł 405–2,275Bus
- Take the bus from North St David Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 839
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brugesbus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
42h 50mzł 1,070–1,628Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Krakówcar
22h 55mzł 1,812–3,021
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kraków is to fly which costs 320 zł - 850 zł and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 320 zł - 850 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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Kraków Główny via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 22m.
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 29h 22m and costs .
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 320 zł - 850 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 29h 22m, you could also bus via Prague, which costs 750 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 36h 35m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kraków, Poland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kraków Główny via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Frankfurt in around 29h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–700
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Katowice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–950
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Katowice International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 650–950
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 210–300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 270–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 614
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- zł 614
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 260–430
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–70
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 280–420
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 290–440
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–310
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 140–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 150–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 230–350
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 600–900
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 380–600
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–180
- Website
- TransTempo
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from North St David Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 360–600
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–380
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kraków is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:52 AM in Edinburgh and 3:52 AM 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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