There are 12 ways to get from Kraków to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KRK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 30m£67–304Train, bus via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Poznań to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h£341–561Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kraków to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 35m£365–483Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane KRK - CWL
8h 29m£67–260Fly 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 New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 58m£84–254Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane KRK - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 12m£127–333Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane KRK - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 34m£104–307Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane KRK - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 5m£127–301Train, bus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 410 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 58m£151–311Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Lodz Widzewtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lodz, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
33h 8m£159–255Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus 986
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
36h 13m£165–261Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kraków to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
18h 39m£278–445
Kraków to Cardiff by train, subway, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £80 - £260 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 30m and costs £65 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Warsaw, Bus Station West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 13m.
The distance between Kraków and Cardiff is 1046 miles.
The best way to get from Kraków to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus via Amsterdam which takes 27h and costs £340 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Kraków to Cardiff, including transfers.
Kraków to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs £65 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £270 and takes 36h 13m.
Kraków to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Cardiff is 1h behind Kraków. It is currently 6:41 PM in Kraków and 5:41 PM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Cardiff, Wales?
Ryanair and KLM fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to University RE via Warsaw, Bus Station West and London Victoria in around 36h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Poznań to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–90
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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