There are 12 ways to get from France to Kraków by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 3mzł 308–1,258Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LYS - KRK
5h 59mzł 228–1,078Train via Dresden
- 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 / ...
18h 7mzł 1,056–2,201Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1309
23h 5mzł 611–961Drive 1,496.4 km
- Drive from Paris to Krakówcar 1,496.4 km
14h 16mzł 1,244–1,796Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane NCE - KRK
5h 57mzł 296–919Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ORY - KRK
6hzł 410–1,250Train 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 251–892Train, 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
7h 2mzł 532–1,299Train to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Beauvaistrain
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BVA - KRK
7h 55mzł 329–1,434Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
23h 48mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
32h 46mzł 1,761–2,461
France to Kraków by subway and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Kraków is to train and fly which costs 250 zł - 900 zł and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from France to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs 290 zł - 950 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from France to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
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 18h 7m.
The distance between France and Kraków is 1292 km. The road distance is 1496.4 km.
The best way to get from France to Kraków without a car is to train via Dresden which takes 18h 7m and costs 1 000 zł - 2 200 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 3m 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 3m and costs 300 zł - 1 300 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Dresden, which costs 1 000 zł - 2 200 zł and takes 18h 7m, you could also bus, which costs 600 zł - 1 000 zł and takes 23h 5m.
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 18h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 800–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–2,200
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–2,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–800
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–600
- 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 230–1,200
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–650
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–800
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
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
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 410–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 340–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 410–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–800
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–800
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 110–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 950–1,500
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–950
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 800–950
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
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 1496 km. It takes approximately 14h 16m to drive from France to Kraków.
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