There are 6 ways to get from Katowice to Kraków Old Town by bus, train, car, taxi, or rideshare
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Katowice to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
53 minRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Katowice to Krakow78.5 km
1h 20mzł 16Train
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
1h 10mzł 19–29Drive 78.5 km
- Drive from Katowice to Kraków Old Towncar 78.5 km
50 minzł 43–61Taxi
- Take the taxi from Katowice to Kraków Old Towntaxi 78.5 km
50 minzł 310–370Bus via Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1290 / ...
1h 44mzł 26–50
Katowice to Kraków Old Town by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katowice to Kraków Old Town is to rideshare which costs 16 zł and takes 1h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Katowice to Kraków Old Town is to drive which takes 50 min and costs 40 zł - 65 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Katowice and arriving at Kraków. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 53 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Katowice and arriving at Krakow Glowny. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 54 min.
The distance between Katowice and Kraków Old Town is 79 km. The road distance is 78.5 km.
The best way to get from Katowice to Kraków Old Town without a car is to bus which takes 53 min and costs .
The bus from Katowice to Kraków takes 53 min including transfers and departs once daily.
Katowice to Kraków Old Town bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Katowice to Kraków Old Town train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Katowice station.
The best way to get from Katowice to Kraków Old Town is to bus which takes 53 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs 19 zł - 29 zł and takes 1h 10m.
What companies run services between Katowice, Poland and Kraków Old Town, Lesser Poland?
GrandBus operates a bus from Katowice to Kraków once daily, and the journey takes 53 min. Alternatively, PKP Intercity operates a train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny hourly. Tickets cost zł 50–200 and the journey takes 54 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Katowice to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Katowice to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 16
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- zł 310–370
City Taxi
- Phone
- +48 32 203 77 77
- Website
- citytaxi.katowice.pl
Cosmos taxi
- Phone
- +48 502 685 555
- Website
- cosmos-taxi.pl
Echo Taxi
- Phone
- +48 32 201 42 00
- Website
- echotaxi.com.pl
Eko Taxi
- Phone
- +48 32 722 02 22
- Website
- katowice.ekotaxi.pl
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More Questions & Answers
Katowice to Kraków Old Town bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Katowice to Kraków Old Town train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Krakow Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katowice to Kraków Old Town is 78 km. It takes approximately 50 min to drive from Katowice to Kraków Old Town.
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