There are 8 ways to get from Kraków to Prague by train, bus, rideshare, plane, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 410 / ...
5h 39mKč 500–2,500Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus N899 / ...
7h 10mKč 1,150–1,300Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Krakow to Prague473.7 km
6h 30mKč 529Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane KRK - PRG
3h 55mKč 1,051–4,723Train via Ostrava
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic / ...
5h 45mKč 528–3,104Drive 473.7 km
- Drive from Kraków to Praguecar 473.7 km
5h 16mKč 1,870–2,701Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane KTW - PRG
7h 11mKč 2,598–6,023Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Praha ÚAN FlorencEurobusways
6hKč 1,600–2,700
Kraków to Prague by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Prague is to rideshare which costs 529 Kč and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Prague is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs 1 000 Kč - 4 800 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 39m.
The distance between Kraków and Prague is 499 km. The road distance is 473.7 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Prague without a car is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs 500 Kč - 2 500 Kč.
The train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi takes 5h 39m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Kraków to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Prague train services, operated by LEO Express, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Prague is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs 500 Kč - 2 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 150 Kč - 1 300 Kč and takes 7h 10m, you could also fly, which costs 1 000 Kč - 4 800 Kč and takes 3h 55m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Prague, Czechia?
LEO Express operates a train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi every 4 hours. Tickets cost Kč 500–750 and the journey takes 5h 39m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží twice daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,100–1,700 and the journey takes 7h 10m. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–4,200
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–6,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–3,900
- 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
- Kč 500–750
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–250
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 360–550
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–1,000
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 410–750
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,500
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–850
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–1,800
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–1,200
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 420–800
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,229
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,150–1,300
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Kč 140–450
- Website
- Matuszek
- 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
- Kč 1,600–2,700
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Krakow to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 529
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží station.
Kraków to Prague train services, operated by LEO Express, arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Prague is 474 km. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Kraków to Prague.
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