There are 8 ways to get from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Frankfurt
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - FRA
4h 18m€79–198Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Krakow to Frankfurt966.8 km
11h 13m€37Train via Leipzig
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
12h 15m€171–712Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N1310
14h 55m€80–140Drive 969.3 km
- Drive from Kraków to Frankfurt am Maincar 969.3 km
8h 19m€137–198Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane KRK - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
6h 11m€100–370Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Praha ÚAN FlorencEurobusways
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Bus Station to Frankfurt am Mainbus
15h 44m€88–150Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Ostrava hl.n. to Frankfurt (Main) Südtrain Drf
19h 5m
Kraków to Frankfurt am Main by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main is to rideshare which costs €37 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €75 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Frankfurt central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Frankfurt via Wroclaw Glowny and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
The distance between Kraków and Frankfurt am Main is 828 km. The road distance is 969.3 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main without a car is to train via Leipzig which takes 12h 15m and costs €170 - €750.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main, including transfers.
Kraków to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €75 - €200. Alternatively, you can train via Leipzig, which costs €170 - €750 and takes 12h 15m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 14h 55m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Frankfurt am Main, Germany?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Frankfurt via Wroclaw Glowny and Leipzig Hbf in around 12h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava hl.n. to Frankfurt (Main) Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Prague Florenc Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Krakow to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Kraków to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Kraków to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Frankfurt am Main is 969 km. It takes approximately 8h 19m to drive from Kraków to Frankfurt am Main.
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