There are 9 ways to get from Kraków to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), shuttle, bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KRK - EDI
5h 40m£56–162Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KRK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 33m£52–197Train
- 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 Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 20m£409–1,150Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
32h 30m£265–460Train, night train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
29h 25m£333–694Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Newcastle (NCL)plane KRK - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 1m£83–261Bus
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
40h 58m£164–400Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kraków to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
21h 40m£410–556Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kraków to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
22h 42m£301–488
Kraków to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £55 - £170 and takes 5h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs £55 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Warsaw, Bus Station West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 20m.
The distance between Kraków and Edinburgh is 1061 miles.
The best way to get from Kraków to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 23h 20m and costs £400 - £1,200.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Kraków to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Kraków to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Edinburgh train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs £55 - £170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £400 - £1,200 and takes 23h 20m, you could also bus, which costs £160 - £400 and takes 40h 58m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Edinburgh Waverley via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 23h 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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
- £55–95
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Kraków to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Kraków. It is currently 8:00 AM in Kraków and 7:00 AM in Edinburgh.
Kraków to Edinburgh train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
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