There are 8 ways to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Wrocław
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 24mzł 321–712Train, 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 41mzł 213–321Drive 543 km
- Drive from Elsterwerda to Krakówcar 543 km
5h 14mzł 444–641Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- 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 29mzł 689–1,988Train, bus
- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 17 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 40mzł 366–447Train
- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 17 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
11h 52mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- 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 53mzł 378–1,161Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- 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 27mzł 609–1,764
Elsterwerda to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków is to train and bus via Cottbus which costs 210 zł - 330 zł and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków is to drive which takes 5h 14m and costs 440 zł - 650 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 24m.
The distance between Elsterwerda and Kraków is 573 km. The road distance is 543 km.
The best way to get from Elsterwerda to Kraków without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 8h 24m and costs 320 zł - 750 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 24m 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 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Finsterwalde, Bahnhof to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 172
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cottbus bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–360
- Website
- Grand Bus
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