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There are 10 ways to get from Erfurt to Kraków by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Train via Görlitz

    best
    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    9h 35m
    zł 581–2,309

  2. Train #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the train from Glauchau(Sachs) to Dresden Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice hl.n.train train
    4. Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain train 411 / ...
    14h 2m
    zł 394–1,138

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus bus N1305 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Wrocław to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    11h 5m

  4. Drive 726.6 km

    1. Drive from Erfurt to Krakówcar car 726.6 km
    6h 27m
    zł 443–639

  5. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane LEJ - KRK
    8h 11m
    zł 430–1,602

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Ostrava hl.n.train train Drf
    2. Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain train Ec
    13h 38m

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    7h 23m
    zł 553–1,763

  8. Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane NUE - KRK
    8h 49m
    zł 493–1,762

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane MUC - KRK
    8h 3m
    zł 708–2,318

  10. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Soest, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    9h 43m
    zł 420–1,841

Erfurt to Kraków by train

Calendar80Weekly Trains
Duration9h 35mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 581Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 759.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 35m

What companies run services between Erfurt, Germany and Kraków, Poland?

You can take a train from Erfurt Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 9h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erfurt central train station to Kraków via Wroclaw, Bus Station and Wrocław in around 11h 5m.

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