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There are 8 ways to get from Heilbronn to Kraków by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane STR - KRK
    6h 11m
    zł 383–1,308

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1315 / ...
    14h 50m
    zł 370–550

  3. Train via Görlitz

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf 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 12m
    zł 681–1,402

  4. Drive  907.9 km

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Krakówcar car 907.9 km
    9h 10m
    zł 742–1,071

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    7h 12m
    zł 476–1,167

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain 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 43m
    zł 656–1,650

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 25
    3. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    19h 25m

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    20h 9m
    zł 606–717

Heilbronn to Kraków by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration14h 12mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 681Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 867.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 11m

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

You can take a train from Heilbronn Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Würzburg Hbf, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 14h 12m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost zł 370–550 and the journey takes 14h 50m.

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