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How to get fromKassel to Zakopaneby train, bus, night train, shuttle, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Kassel to Zakopane by train, bus, night train, shuttle, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Görlitz

    best
    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 51
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    5. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    15h 9m
    zł 632–1,446

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    11h 9m
    zł 307–1,201

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kassel to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1360b
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    16h 20m
    zł 391–585

  4. Night train, train, shuttle

    1. Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bratislava to Zakopaneshuttle bus
    19h 41m
    zł 504–2,668

  5. Drive  957.7 km

    1. Drive from Kassel to Zakopanecar car 957.7 km
    8h 37m
    zł 618–893

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    20h 47m

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    9h 39m
    zł 568–1,769

  8. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane HAJ - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    11h
    zł 700–1,714

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    11h 20m
    zł 620–1,647

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane FRA - BUD
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopaneshuttle bus
    12h 25m
    zł 704–1,729

Kassel to Zakopane by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration15h 9mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 632Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,043.2 km
  • Duration: 15h 9m

What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Zakopane, Poland?

You can take a train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Zakopane via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, and Krakow Glowny in around 15h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kassel to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 16h 20m.

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