There are 9 ways to get from Kraków to Arad by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brnobus FlixBus N1290 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
12h 30m$81–126Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane KRK - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
10h 47m$67–251Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Breclavtrain Ic
- Take the train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnoktrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain Ic
13h 36m$122–517Drive 579.7 km
- Drive from Kraków to Aradcar 579.7 km
7h 55m$93–134Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane KRK - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
7h 49m$92–259Bus, train
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Miskolc Bus stationbus 986
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Szolnoktrain Ic
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain Ic
13h 16m$84–145Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Take the bus from Budapest to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
14h 17m$123–180Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane KRK - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
10h 42m$141–286Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane KTW - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h$104–299
Kraków to Arad by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Arad is to bus which costs $80 - $130 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Arad is to fly and train which takes 7h 49m and costs $90 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Arad. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Arad, Autogara Transdara via Brno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Arad. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Arad via Bohumin, Breclav, Budapest-Nyugati and Szolnok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Kraków and Arad is 928 km. The road distance is 579.7 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Arad without a car is to bus which takes 12h 30m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Kraków to Arad, including transfers.
Kraków to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Arad train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Arad is to bus which takes 12h 30m and costs $80 - $130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $120 - $550 and takes 13h 36m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Arad, Romania?
You can take a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Arad, Autogara Transdara via Brno in around 12h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Arad via Bohumin, Breclav, Budapest-Nyugati, and Szolnok in around 13h 36m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $24–130
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Oradea International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Oradea to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Miskolc Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Brno to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Budapest to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-267.686
- Website
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
Bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- Matuszek
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More Questions & Answers
Kraków to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brno station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Kraków. It is currently 7:01 AM in Kraków and 8:01 AM in Arad.
Kraków to Arad train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Bohumin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Arad is 580 km. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Kraków to Arad.
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