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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe 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 7m
    zł 373–1,204

  2. Train to Basel, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BSL - KRK
    7h 14m
    zł 244–1,381

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    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 2m
    zł 888–3,693

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1316 / ...
    15h 45m
    zł 380–650

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain train 411 / ...
    17h 11m
    zł 854–2,154

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    5h 58m
    zł 447–1,301

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane MUC - KRK
    8h 13m
    zł 682–2,130

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane ZRH - KRK
    8h 19m
    zł 622–2,120

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Wilferdingen-Singen to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    20h 45m

  10. Drive 985.6 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Krakówcar car 985.6 km
    9h 53m
    zł 601–867

Karlsruhe to Kraków by train

Calendar93Weekly Trains
Duration14h 2mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 888Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 893.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 7m

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

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 14h 2m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost zł 380–650 and the journey takes 15h 45m.

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