There are 8 ways to get from Erfurt to Zakopane by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train via Görlitz
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
13h 42mzł 526–1,112Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus N1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Zakopane, Bus stationbus N1365 / ...
13h 55mzł 330–499Drive 825.6 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Zakopanecar 825.6 km
7h 37mzł 671–969Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 32mzł 518–1,793Night train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Erfurt Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Kraków Główny Train Stationtrain Ic
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
15h 18mzł 466–1,206Train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
16h 49mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 18mzł 652–1,551Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Poprad-Tatry Airport, drive
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)plane PRG - TAT
- Drive from Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) to Zakopanecar
9h 5mzł 394–2,303
Erfurt to Zakopane by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Erfurt to Zakopane is to bus which costs 330 zł - 500 zł and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Erfurt to Zakopane is to drive which takes 7h 37m and costs 650 zł - 1 000 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Erfurt station to Zakopane station. However, there are services departing from Erfurt central train station and arriving at Zakopane, Bus station via Wroclaw, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Erfurt to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Erfurt Hbf and arriving at Zakopane via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
The distance between Erfurt and Zakopane is 885 km. The road distance is 825.6 km.
The best way to get from Erfurt to Zakopane without a car is to train via Görlitz which takes 13h 42m and costs 500 zł - 1 200 zł.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Erfurt to Zakopane, including transfers.
Erfurt to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Erfurt central train station.
Erfurt to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
The best way to get from Erfurt to Zakopane is to train via Görlitz which takes 13h 42m and costs 500 zł - 1 200 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 330 zł - 500 zł and takes 13h 55m.
What companies run services between Erfurt, Germany and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a train from Erfurt Hbf to Zakopane via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, and Krakow Glowny in around 13h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erfurt central train station to Zakopane, Bus station via Wroclaw, Bus Station in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 550–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
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 360–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Poprad-Tatry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Prague Main Train Station to Kraków Główny Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 90–140
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–240
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- Once 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 Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–130
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Erfurt Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 340–600
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Prague Main Train Station to Kraków Główny Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–180
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Prague Main Train Station to Kraków Główny Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 558
- 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 Erfurt central train station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–280
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
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Booking & Getting There
Erfurt to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Erfurt to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erfurt to Zakopane is 826 km. It takes approximately 7h 37m to drive from Erfurt to Zakopane.
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