There are 8 ways to get from Kraków to Dessau by train, bus, 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 via Wrocław
best- 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 Dessau Hbftrain S2
8h 42m€76–142Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Leipzig central train stationbus N1367
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S2 / ...
10h 59m€65–106Drive 636.3 km
- Drive from Kraków to Dessaucar 636.3 km
6h 37m€119–171Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane KRK - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain
7h 8m€129–366Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)train Ic
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Oder) to Berlin-Charlottenburgtrain Re
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Dessau Hbftrain Re7
9h 36m€82–138Bus, train via Dresden
- Take the bus from Kraków to Dresdenbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S2
12h 30m€95–140Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane KRK - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
7h 58m€83–264Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane KRK - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
9h 19m€162–483
Kraków to Dessau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Dessau is to bus and train which costs €65 - €110 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Dessau is to drive which takes 6h 37m and costs €110 - €180.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Wroclaw Glowny and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 42m.
The distance between Kraków and Dessau is 675 km. The road distance is 636.3 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Dessau without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 8h 42m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Kraków to Dessau, including transfers.
Kraków to Dessau train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
Kraków to Dessau train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Dessau is 636 km. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Kraków to Dessau.
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What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Dessau, Germany?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Dessau Hbf via Wroclaw Glowny and Leipzig Hbf in around 8h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- 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
Train from Krakow Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Frankfurt(Oder) to Berlin-Charlottenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Kraków to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- Grand Bus
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