There are 6 ways to get from Kraków Old Town to Katowice by bus, train, car, taxi, or rideshare
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Kraków to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
53 minRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Krakow to Katowice78 km
1h 18mzł 11Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain Ic / ...
1h 18mzł 19–29Drive 77.9 km
- Drive from Kraków Old Town to Katowicecar 77.9 km
49 minzł 42–61Taxi
- Take the taxi from Kraków Old Town to Katowicetaxi 77.9 km
49 minzł 300–370Bus via Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus FlixBus N1290 / ...
1h 39mzł 26–50
Kraków Old Town to Katowice by foot and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków Old Town to Katowice is to rideshare which costs 11 zł and takes 1h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków Old Town to Katowice is to drive which takes 49 min and costs 40 zł - 65 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kraków and arriving at Katowice. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 53 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Katowice. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 2m.
The distance between Kraków Old Town and Katowice is 80 km. The road distance is 77.9 km.
The best way to get from Kraków Old Town to Katowice without a car is to bus which takes 53 min and costs .
The bus from Kraków to Katowice takes 53 min including transfers and departs once daily.
Kraków Old Town to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków Old Town to Katowice train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków Old Town to Katowice is to bus which takes 53 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs 19 zł - 29 zł and takes 1h 18m.
What companies run services between Kraków Old Town, Lesser Poland and Katowice, Poland?
GrandBus operates a bus from Kraków to Katowice once daily, and the journey takes 53 min. Alternatively, PKP Intercity operates a train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice every 30 minutes. Tickets cost zł 50–200 and the journey takes 1h 2m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Kraków to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- 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 Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +48 (81) 884 41 09
- [email protected]
- Website
- agat.eu
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 27–45
- Schedules at
- agat.eu
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Krakow to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 11
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- zł 300–370
Cosmos taxi
- Phone
- +48 502 685 555
- Website
- cosmostaxi.pl
Dwójki Radio Taxi
- Phone
- +48 12 422 22 22
- Website
- taxi.krakow.pl
MPT Radio taxi
- Phone
- +48 12 647 20 42
- Website
- radiotaximpt.krakow.pl
Radio Taxi Wawel
- Phone
- +48 12 266 66 66
- Website
- waweltaxi.pl
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More Questions & Answers
Kraków Old Town to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Kraków Old Town to Katowice train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Katowice station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków Old Town to Katowice is 78 km. It takes approximately 49 min to drive from Kraków Old Town to Katowice.
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