There are 11 ways to get from France to Kraków by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
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Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CDG - KRK
6h 2mzł 313–956Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane NCE - KRK
5h 57mzł 182–773Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- 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 / ...
17h 51mzł 1,291–5,611Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1309
23h 13mzł 611–1,011Drive 1,493 km
- Drive from Paris to Krakówcar 1,493 km
14h 21mzł 996–1,439Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LYS - KRK
5h 59mzł 293–1,026Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
6h 33mzł 232–898Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ORY - KRK
6h 4mzł 364–1,076Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
6h 44mzł 488–1,579Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BVA - KRK
7h 28mzł 272–1,183Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
32h 52m
France to Kraków by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Kraków is to fly which costs 180 zł - 800 zł and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from France to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs 180 zł - 800 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from France to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Maubert - Mutualité and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from France to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Cité and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Paris Est, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 51m.
The distance between France and Kraków is 1291 km. The road distance is 1493 km.
The best way to get from France to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 17h 51m and costs 1 200 zł - 6 000 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from France to Kraków, including transfers.
France to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
France to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Paris Est station.
The best way to get from France to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs 310 zł - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 200 zł - 6 000 zł and takes 17h 51m, you could also bus, which costs 600 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 23h 13m.
What companies run services between France and Kraków, Poland?
easyJet, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Cité to Krakow Glowny via Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 17h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,400
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,500
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 220–800
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–700
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–750
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 500–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 100–480
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–950
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 170–340
- 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/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 95–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 27–65
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
France to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
France to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Kraków is 1493 km. It takes approximately 14h 21m to drive from France to Kraków.
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