There are 12 ways to get from Kraków to Manchester by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KRK - MAN
5h 11m£39–139Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KTW - MAN
6h 22m£32–184Train
- 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 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
22h 8m£365–1,135Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 913
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchangebus
31h 57m£141–227Train, night train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
27h 34m£274–622Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Liverpool, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane KRK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 16m£37–166Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane KRK - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
7h 27m£57–180Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KRK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 35m£66–211Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane KRK - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 15m£86–237Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kraków to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
35h 31mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kraków to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
18h 50m£371–492Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kraków to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
19h 52m£267–425
Kraków to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Manchester is to fly which costs £35 - £140 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £35 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 8m.
The distance between Kraków and Manchester is 992 miles.
The best way to get from Kraków to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 22h 8m and costs £360 - £1,200.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Kraków to Manchester, including transfers.
Kraków to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Manchester train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £35 - £140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £360 - £1,200 and takes 22h 8m, you could also bus, which costs £140 - £230 and takes 31h 57m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Manchester, England?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and four other airlines fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Manchester Piccadilly via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 22h 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to East Midlands Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to East Midlands Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–35
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +48 (81) 884 41 09
- [email protected]
- Website
- agat.eu
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Schedules at
- agat.eu
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £5–16
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Kraków to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Kraków to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Manchester is 1h behind Kraków. It is currently 8:52 PM in Kraków and 7:52 PM in Manchester.
Kraków to Manchester train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
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