There are 10 ways to get from Gotha to Kraków by train, bus, car, plane, night train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Görlitz
best- Take the train from Gotha 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 / ...
11h 9mzł 477–1,003Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus N1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Wrocław to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
12h 25mzł 334–486Drive 754 km
- Drive from Gotha to Krakówcar 754 km
6h 37mzł 616–890Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Gotha to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
7h 14mzł 566–1,343Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Erfurt Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Kraków Główny Train Stationtrain RegioJet RJ 1023 / ...
14h 8mzł 439–1,251Train
- Take the train from Gotha to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
14h 10mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- 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
8h 19mzł 461–1,718Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane NUE - KRK
8h 38mzł 582–1,743Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Gotha to Soest, Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
9h 36mzł 395–1,194Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MUC - KRK
8h 31mzł 640–1,795
Gotha to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gotha to Kraków is to bus which costs 330 zł - 490 zł and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Gotha to Kraków is to drive which takes 6h 37m and costs 600 zł - 900 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Gotha station to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Erfurt central train station and arriving at Kraków via Wrocław. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gotha and arriving at Kraków Główny. Services depart four times a week, and operate Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between Gotha and Kraków is 779 km. The road distance is 754 km.
The best way to get from Gotha to Kraków without a car is to train via Görlitz which takes 11h 9m and costs 470 zł - 1 000 zł.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Gotha to Kraków, including transfers.
Gotha to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Erfurt central train station.
Gotha to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Gotha station.
The best way to get from Gotha to Kraków is to train via Görlitz which takes 11h 9m and costs 470 zł - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 330 zł - 490 zł and takes 12h 25m.
What companies run services between Gotha, Thuringia, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Gotha to Krakow Glowny via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 11h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gotha to Kraków via Erfurt Hbf, Erfurt central train station, Wroclaw, Bus Station, and Wrocław in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.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 Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,900
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 Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
- 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
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–2,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- austrian.com
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
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
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–2,100
- 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 600–1,900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gotha to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gotha to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gotha to Soest, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 120–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Gotha to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Gotha to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 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 85–140
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Gotha to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 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 180–230
- 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
- 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 557
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 90–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 90–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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 190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Wrocław to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–145
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Gotha to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Gotha to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gotha to Kraków is 754 km. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Gotha to Kraków.
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