There are 10 ways to get from Hannover to Kraków by train, bus, car, plane, 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 Berlin
best- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
11h 11mzł 544–1,933Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hammtrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
7h 45mzł 307–1,376Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1367
13h 15mzł 330–550Drive 844 km
- Drive from Hannover to Krakówcar 844 km
7h 13mzł 514–743Fly Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane HAJ - KRK
7h 8mzł 483–1,114Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- 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 / ...
11h 46mzł 699–2,813Train to Bremen Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BRE - KRK
8h 11mzł 439–1,616Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane HAM - KRK
8h 22mzł 445–1,859Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
7h 34mzł 558–1,845Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
7h 32mzł 616–2,032
Hannover to Kraków by foot and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hannover to Kraków is to bus which costs 330 zł - 550 zł and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Hannover to Kraków is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs 480 zł - 1 200 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hanover central bus station station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Hannover to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
The distance between Hannover and Kraków is 879 km. The road distance is 844 km.
The best way to get from Hannover to Kraków without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 11h 11m and costs 500 zł - 2 000 zł.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Hannover to Kraków, including transfers.
Hannover to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hannover to Kraków train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Hannover Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hannover to Kraków is to train via Berlin which takes 11h 11m and costs 500 zł - 2 000 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 330 zł - 550 zł and takes 13h 15m, you could also fly, which costs 480 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 7h 8m.
What companies run services between Hannover, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a vehicle from Hannover to Krakow Glowny via Hannover Hbf, Berlin Hbf, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 11h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hanover central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 330–550 and the journey takes 13h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–850
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–850
Flights from Bremen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
Flights from Bremen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
Flights from Hamburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–2,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
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
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,800
Flights from Bremen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,600
Flights from Bremen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,800
Flights from Hamburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
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
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,800
Flights from Hamburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–250
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 210–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 160–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–400
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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 130–480
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–480
- 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 170–340
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–200
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 170–260
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 310–450
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 260–850
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–550
- 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
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Hannover to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Hannover to Kraków train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hannover to Kraków is 844 km. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Hannover to Kraków.
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