There are 9 ways to get from Kraków to Wels by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Prerovtrain 410 / ...
- Take the train from Prerov to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Ic
8h 5m€68–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Linz Industriezeilebus 1291
11h 34m€58–107Bus, train
- Take the bus from Krakow Central Bus Station to Vienna Main train stationbus RegioJet 209 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
9h 30m€79–130Night train
- Take the night train from Krakow Glowny to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain En
10h 36m€106–392Drive 597.3 km
- Drive from Kraków to Welscar 597.3 km
6h 41m€98–141Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane KRK - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
5h 44m€59–231Fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane KRK - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
7h 37m€100–275Fly to Linz Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane KRK - LNZ
8h 7m€127–310Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane KRK - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain
7h 51m€144–315
Kraków to Wels by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Wels is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Wels is to fly and train which takes 5h 44m and costs €55 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Wels. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Linz/Donau Hauptbahnhof via Linz/Donau Industriezeile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Wels. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Wels Hbf via Prerov and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 5m.
The distance between Kraków and Wels is 628 km. The road distance is 597.3 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Wels without a car is to train which takes 8h 5m and costs €65 - €330.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Kraków to Wels, including transfers.
Kraków to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Wels train services, operated by LEO Express, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Wels is to train which takes 8h 5m and costs €65 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 11h 34m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €310 and takes 8h 7m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Wels, Austria?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Wels Hbf via Prerov and Wien Hbf in around 8h 5m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile once daily. Tickets cost €55–95 and the journey takes 10h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Linz Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Linz Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Salzburg Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Salzburg Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Linz Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Prerov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Prerov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Prerov to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Night train from Krakow Glowny to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €19–29
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Krakow Central Bus Station to Vienna Main train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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 Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Kraków to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Kraków to Wels train services, operated by LEO Express, arrive at Prerov station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Wels is 597 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Kraków to Wels.
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