There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Kraków by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
5h 7mzł 397–1,045Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Krakow593.4 km
7h 34mzł 122Train via Frankfurt (Oder)
- Take the train from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Frankfurt(Oder)train Re
- Take the train from Rzepin to Kraków Głównytrain 96 / ...
8h 51mzł 303–573Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1365 / ...
9h 25mzł 229–354Drive 593.5 km
- Drive from Berlin to Krakówcar 593.5 km
5h 20mzł 381–551Fly Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane STR - KRK
5h 11mzł 341–1,160Fly Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MUC - KRK
5h 12mzł 463–1,307Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
5h 20mzł 362–1,125Fly Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
5h 57mzł 155–698Train
- Take the train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Krakow Glownytrain Ic
9h 7mzł 337–644Bus via Tuplice
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to OLSZYNA, Stacja BP - Olszynabus
- Take the bus from OLSZYNA, Stacja BP - Olszyna to KRAKÓW, Dworzec MDA, ul. Bosacka 18bus
12h 51mzł 396–589
Germany to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 122 zł and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs 390 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Kraków Główny via Frankfurt and Rzepin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
The distance between Germany and Kraków is 828 km. The road distance is 593.5 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Kraków without a car is to train via Frankfurt (Oder) which takes 8h 51m and costs 300 zł - 600 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Germany to Kraków, including transfers.
Germany to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Airport BER station.
Germany to Kraków train services, operated by ODEG, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
The best way to get from Germany to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs 390 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt (Oder), which costs 300 zł - 600 zł and takes 8h 51m, you could also bus, which costs 220 zł - 360 zł and takes 9h 25m.
What companies run services between Germany and Kraków, Poland?
Lufthansa, LOT, and Austrian Airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Kraków Główny via Frankfurt and Rzepin in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Frankfurt(Oder)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 250–460
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 250–460
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Lichtenberg Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 220–340
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to OLSZYNA, Stacja BP - Olszyna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–150
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from OLSZYNA, Stacja BP - Olszyna to KRAKÓW, Dworzec MDA, ul. Bosacka 18
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 280–420
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Berlin to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 122
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Germany to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Germany to Kraków train services, operated by ODEG, arrive at Frankfurt(Oder) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Kraków is 594 km. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Germany to Kraków.
Book your Germany to Kraków train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Germany to Kraków bus tickets online with FlixBus.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Germany and Kraków. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.




























