There are 7 ways to get from Kraków to Barcelona by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane KRK - BCN
5h 50m€48–187Train
- 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 Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
25h 10m€340–593Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Montpellierbus N1315
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
34h 51m€202–302Drive 2,116.5 km
- Drive from Kraków to Barcelonacar 2,116.5 km
21h 54m€329–475Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane KTW - BCN
7h 6m€62–193Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow to Mukachevоbus Kyiv-Brzeg / ...
- Take the bus from Mukačevo to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
42h 27m€224–248Drive, car train
- Drive from Kraków to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Barcelonacar
25h 46m€432–617
Kraków to Barcelona by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Barcelona is to fly which costs €45 - €190 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €45 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 10m.
The distance between Kraków and Barcelona is 1711 km. The road distance is 2116.5 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 25h 10m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Kraków to Barcelona, including transfers.
Kraków to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Barcelona train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €45 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €600 and takes 25h 10m, you could also bus via Montpellier, which costs €200 - €310 and takes 34h 51m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Barcelona, Spain?
Wizz Air, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Barcelona-Sants via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 25h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- Sindbad
- 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
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Krakow to Mukachevо
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- Grandes Tour
Bus from Mukačevo to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €173
- Website
- Grandes Tour
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Kraków to Barcelona train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Barcelona is 2116 km. It takes approximately 21h 54m to drive from Kraków to Barcelona.
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