There are 10 ways to get from Kraków to Poznań by train, bus, rideshare, plane, car, or shuttle
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Train via Wrocław
best- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glownytrain Ic / ...
4h 33mzł 260–1,054Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Krakow to Poznan400.4 km
6h 17mzł 52Bus via Wrocław
- Take the bus from Kraków to Wrocławbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Poznan, Bus Stationbus 1382 / ...
6h 30mFly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane KRK - POZ
4h 26mzł 229–494Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Poznan Glownytrain Ic / ...
4h 54mzł 270–1,100Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Poznan, Bus Stationbus 1395 / ...
8h 35mzł 180–300Drive 400.3 km
- Drive from Kraków to Poznańcar 400.3 km
5h 21mzł 216–312Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane KTW - POZ
5h 42mzł 300–517Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Zielona Gora, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Zielona Gora (IEG)plane KRK - IEG
- Take the train from Babimost to Poznan Glownytrain
9h 25mzł 355–710Train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)plane WAW - POZ
5h 1mzł 325–1,426
Kraków to Poznań by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Poznań is to rideshare which costs 52 zł and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Poznań is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs 220 zł - 500 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Poznan, Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Poznan Glowny. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 54m.
The distance between Kraków and Poznań is 427 km. The road distance is 400.3 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Poznań without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 4h 33m and costs 260 zł - 1 100 zł.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Kraków to Poznań, including transfers.
Kraków to Poznań bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Kraków station.
Kraków to Poznań train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Poznań is to train via Wrocław which takes 4h 33m and costs 260 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Wrocław, which costs and takes 6h 30m, you could also fly, which costs 220 zł - 500 zł and takes 4h 26m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Poznań, Poland?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Poznan Glowny via Wroclaw Glowny in around 4h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kraków to Poznan, Bus Station via Wrocław and Wroclaw, Bus Station in around 6h 30m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–500
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–430
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Zielona Gora via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–650
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Zielona Gora via Vienna, Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–500
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–430
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–420
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–410
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Babimost to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 55–220
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–750
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 150–270
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 29–40
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Babimost to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–27
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 85–130
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Kraków to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Poznan, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Poznan, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–300
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Krakow to Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 52
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Kraków to Poznań bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Wrocław station.
Kraków to Poznań train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Poznań is 400 km. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Kraków to Poznań.
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