There are 10 ways to get from Kraków to Prague by train, bus, rideshare, plane, car, or shuttle
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Train
best- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 410 / ...
5h 37mKč 700–7,000Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Krakow to Prague473.7 km
6h 30mKč 526Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus N899 / ...
7h 20mKč 1,100–2,000Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane KRK - PRG
3h 51mKč 832–4,116Train via Ostrava
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
5h 56mKč 674–7,293Train, bus
- Take the train from Krakow Grzegorzki to Katowicetrain Os
- Take the bus from Katowice to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
8h 27mKč 972–1,164Drive 473.7 km
- Drive from Kraków to Praguecar 473.7 km
5h 16mKč 1,758–2,539Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane KTW - PRG
7h 22mKč 1,700–6,029Train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane WAW - PRG
6h 26mKč 1,921–8,652Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Praha ÚAN FlorencEurobusways
6hKč 1,600–2,700
Kraków to Prague by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Prague is to rideshare which costs 526 Kč and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Prague is to fly which takes 3h 51m and costs 800 Kč - 4 200 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 37m.
The distance between Kraków and Prague is 499 km. The road distance is 473.7 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Prague without a car is to train which takes 5h 37m and costs 700 Kč - 7 000 Kč.
The train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi takes 5h 37m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Kraków to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Prague train services, operated by LEO Express, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Prague is to train which takes 5h 37m and costs 700 Kč - 7 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 100 Kč - 2 000 Kč and takes 7h 20m, you could also fly, which costs 800 Kč - 4 200 Kč and takes 3h 51m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Prague, Czechia?
LEO Express operates a train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi every 4 hours. Tickets cost Kč 750–1,200 and the journey takes 5h 37m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží twice daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,100–2,000 and the journey takes 7h 20m. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–5,500
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–3,300
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–5,500
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–5,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,200
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–380
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–850
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 440–700
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,200
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–850
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–5,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 420–800
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Krakow Grzegorzki to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 120–170
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,000
- 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 Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Katowice to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,000
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- 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
- Kč 140–450
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- 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
- Kč 1,600–2,700
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Krakow to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 526
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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Kraków to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží station.
Kraków to Prague train services, operated by LEO Express, arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Prague is 474 km. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Kraków to Prague.
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