There are 9 ways to get from Kraków to Erlangen 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 Erlangentrain 28 / ...
10h 2m€114–237Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Erlangen train stationbus N1310
11h 40m€70–110Drive 776.2 km
- Drive from Kraków to Erlangencar 776.2 km
7h 55m€114–165Fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane KRK - NUE
6h 49m€105–287Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 410 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Hartmannshoftrain
- Take the train from Hartmannshof to Erlangentrain S1
12h 59m€97–247Bus via Nürnberg Hbf
- Take the bus from Kraków to Nürnbergbus Ivano-Frankivsk
14h 36m€108–126Fly 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 München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
6h 7m€132–421Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
7h 3m€130–327Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane KRK - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
8h 2m€113–344
Kraków to Erlangen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Erlangen is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Erlangen is to fly and train which takes 6h 7m and costs €130 - €430.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Erlangen train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Erlangen. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Erlangen via Wroclaw Glowny and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
The distance between Kraków and Erlangen is 890 km. The road distance is 776.2 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Erlangen without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 10h 2m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Kraków to Erlangen, including transfers.
Kraków to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Erlangen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Erlangen is to train via Wrocław which takes 10h 2m and costs €110 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 11h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €290 and takes 6h 49m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Erlangen, Germany?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Erlangen via Wroclaw Glowny and Leipzig Hbf in around 10h 2m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Erlangen train station once daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 11h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- 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
- €140–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwandorf to Hartmannshof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hartmannshof to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Erlangen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Kraków to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–115
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Erlangen train station.
Kraków to Erlangen train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Erlangen is 776 km. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Kraków to Erlangen.
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