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How to get fromHeidelberg to Krakówby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg to Kraków by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane STR - KRK
    6h 7m
    zł 415–1,347

  2. Train to Basel, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BSL - KRK
    8h 29m
    zł 320–1,111

  3. Train via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 62 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    5. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    14h 11m
    zł 678–1,459

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1309
    17h 14m
    zł 427–660

  5. Drive  964.3 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Krakówcar car 964.3 km
    9h 42m
    zł 788–1,138

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    6h 13m
    zł 442–1,156

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane MUC - KRK
    8h 39m
    zł 688–1,689

  8. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FMM - KRK
    8h 10m
    zł 349–1,325

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    20h 56m

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from HD-Pfaffengrund/Wieblingen to Frankfurttrain train Rb68
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    27h 31m
    zł 792–907

Heidelberg to Kraków by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration14h 11mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 678Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 906.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 7m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Kraków, Poland?

You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 14h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 420–650 and the journey takes 15h 55m.

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