There are 9 ways to get from Kraków to Heraklion by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, or ferry
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Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KRK - HER
5h 5m€67–144Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
41h 35m€251–613Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kraków to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
28h 38m€444–788Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KRK - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
6h 49m€196–412Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KTW - HER
6h 11m€87–371Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Kraków AGH to Krosnobus
- Take the bus from Krosno to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
42h 55m€182–284Train, bus, bus and ferry
- 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 bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
43h 9mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 986 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
43h 40m€211–307Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 1h€198–362
John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Heraklion is to fly which costs €65 - €150 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Heraklion is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €65 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków to Heraklion. However, there are services departing from Kraków AGH and arriving at Heraklion via Krosno and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 55m.
The distance between Kraków and Heraklion is 1711 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Heraklion without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 41h 35m and costs €250 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Kraków to Heraklion, including transfers.
Kraków to Heraklion bus services, operated by SAN-BUS, depart from Kraków AGH station.
Kraków to Heraklion bus services, operated by SAN-BUS, arrive at Krosno station.
Heraklion is 1h ahead of Kraków. It is currently 11:41 AM in Kraków and 12:41 PM in Heraklion.
There are 3119+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Heraklion, Greece?
Wizz Air, Aegean Airlines, and Ryanair fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Krosno to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- 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
- €5–19
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- 605 935 521
- [email protected]
- Website
- sanbus.pl
Bus from Kraków AGH to Krosno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Schedules at
- sanbus.pl
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Ostrava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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 Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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