There are 8 ways to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 17 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
8h 16mzł 442–1,780Train, bus via Cottbus
cheapest- Take the train from Finsterwalde, Bahnhof to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re10 / ...
- Take the bus from Cottbus bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1360a
9h 43mzł 229–393Drive 543 km
- Drive from Elsterwerda to Krakówcar 543 km
5h 14mzł 334–482Train to Dresden Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DRS - KRK
7h 54mzł 657–1,607Train, bus
- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 17 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 38mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BER - KRK
7h 43mzł 372–1,337Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
8h 54mzł 419–1,717Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BER - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
7h 4mzł 436–2,093
Elsterwerda to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków is to train and bus via Cottbus which costs 220 zł - 400 zł and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków is to drive which takes 5h 14m and costs 330 zł - 490 zł.
No, there is no direct train from Elsterwerda to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
The distance between Elsterwerda and Kraków is 581 km. The road distance is 543 km.
The best way to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 8h 16m and costs 440 zł - 1 800 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków, including transfers.
Elsterwerda to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof station.
Elsterwerda to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elsterwerda to Kraków is 543 km. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Elsterwerda to Kraków.
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What companies run services between Elsterwerda, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Krakow Glowny via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 8h 16m.
- 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–2,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,100
- 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 Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Finsterwalde, Bahnhof to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–550
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–490
- 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 180–340
- 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/
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 40–170
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–750
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cottbus bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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