There are 8 ways to get from Kraków to Mannheim by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 50m€95–249Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Basel (BSL)plane KRK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h€73–283Train via Leipzig
- 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 Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
12h 20m€145–302Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Mannheim central bus stationbus N1309
15h 35m€90–140Drive 984.7 km
- Drive from Kraków to Mannheimcar 984.7 km
9h 41m€145–209Fly 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 31m€86–294Train
- Take the train from Krakow Plaszow to Frankfurttrain Drf
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
19h 10mBus, train
- Take the bus from Kraków to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re70
26h 58m€194–245
Kraków to Mannheim by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Mannheim is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Mannheim is to fly and train which takes 4h 50m and costs €95 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Mannheim central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Mannheim. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Kraków and Mannheim is 887 km. The road distance is 984.7 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Mannheim without a car is to train via Leipzig which takes 12h 20m and costs €140 - €310.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Kraków to Mannheim, including transfers.
Kraków to Mannheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Mannheim train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Mannheim is to train via Leipzig which takes 12h 20m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 15h 35m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Mannheim, Germany?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, and Erfurt Hbf in around 12h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Mannheim central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €90–140 and the journey takes 15h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lot.com
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
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- 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
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
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
- 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
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Plaszow to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- 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 Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Kraków to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–200
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Mannheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Mannheim central bus station.
Kraków to Mannheim train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Mannheim is 985 km. It takes approximately 9h 41m to drive from Kraków to Mannheim.
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