There are 9 ways to get from Kassel to Zakopane 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, bus via Görlitz
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 51
- 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 / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
14h 43mzł 616–1,298Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DTM - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus
10h 48mzł 343–1,085Bus
- Take the bus from Kassel to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1360b
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
16h 20mzł 427–625Drive 957.7 km
- Drive from Kassel to Zakopanecar 957.7 km
8h 37mzł 794–1,146Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus
8h 57mzł 583–1,915Train, bus
- Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
20h 37mTrain to Hannover Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane HAJ - KRK
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus
10h 24mzł 696–1,877Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUS - KRK
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus
10h 43mzł 600–1,605Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
11h 53mzł 738–1,915
Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Zakopane is to bus which costs 420 zł - 650 zł and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Zakopane is to drive which takes 8h 37m and costs 750 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Kassel to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Kassel and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 20m.
The distance between Kassel and Zakopane is 1021 km. The road distance is 957.7 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Zakopane without a car is to train and bus via Görlitz which takes 14h 43m and costs 600 zł - 1 300 zł.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Kassel to Zakopane, including transfers.
Kassel to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kassel station.
Kassel to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kassel to Zakopane is 958 km. It takes approximately 8h 37m to drive from Kassel to Zakopane.
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What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Kassel to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 16h 20m.
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–800
- 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 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,200
- 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 Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–650
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 290–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 210–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 110–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 190–240
- 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 173
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 100–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 390–600
- 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
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 230–320
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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