There are 7 ways to get from Kraków to Dresden Hbf by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Dresden central stationbus N1367 / ...
7h 30m€45–75Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelectrain Os
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Dresden Hbftrain Re / ...
8h€95–375Drive 517.1 km
- Drive from Kraków to Dresden Hbfcar 517.1 km
4h 48m€74–107Fly to Dresden Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane KRK - DRS
6h 39m€144–329Bus, train
- Take the bus from Krakow Central Bus Station to Ostrava Svinov Train Stationbus RegioJet 209 / ...
- Take the train from Ostrava-Svinov to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
11h 38mFly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane KRK - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 22m€106–392Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane KRK - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 19m€96–362
Kraków to Dresden Hbf by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Dresden Hbf is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Dresden Hbf is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs €70 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Dresden central station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Dresden Hbf. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Dresden Hbf via Wroclaw Glowny and Zgorzelec. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Kraków and Dresden Hbf is 531 km. The road distance is 517.1 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Dresden Hbf without a car is to bus which takes 7h 30m and costs €45 - €75.
The bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Dresden central station takes 7h 30m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Kraków to Dresden Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Dresden Hbf train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Dresden Hbf is to bus which takes 7h 30m and costs €45 - €75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €380 and takes 8h, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €330 and takes 6h 39m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Dresden Hbf, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Dresden central station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €45–75 and the journey takes 7h 30m. GrandBus also services this route once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Dresden Hbf via Wroclaw Glowny and Zgorzelec in around 8h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejedolnoslaskie.pl
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Krakow Central Bus Station to Ostrava Svinov Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Krakow Central Bus Station to Ostrava Svinov Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Kraków to Dresden Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Kraków to Dresden Hbf train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Dresden Hbf is 517 km. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Kraków to Dresden Hbf.
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