There are 7 ways to get from Kraków to Rostock by train, bus, car, plane, car ferry, or ferry
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 Frankfurt (Oder)
best- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)train Ic
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Oder) to Berlin Ostkreuztrain Re
- Take the train from S Ostkreuz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 17
10h 38m€103–199Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rostock central bus stationbus 1361
12h 25m€75–120Drive 818.2 km
- Drive from Kraków to Rostockcar 818.2 km
7h 20m€154–222Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane KRK - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 39m€105–456Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5
12h 27m€113–359Fly 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 Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 54m€107–317Fly to Copenhagen Airport, train, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane KRK - CPH
- Take the train from København Syd St. to Nykøbing F St.train
- Take the carferry from Gedser to Rostock Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Gehlsdorf Fähre to Rostock Kabutzenhof Fähreferry
11h 44m
Kraków to Rostock by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Rostock is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Rostock is to drive which takes 7h 20m and costs €150 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station station and arriving at Rostock central bus station station. Services depart four times a week, and operate Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Rostock. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Oder) and S Ostkreuz Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
The distance between Kraków and Rostock is 834 km. The road distance is 818.2 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Rostock without a car is to train via Frankfurt (Oder) which takes 10h 38m and costs €100 - €200.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Kraków to Rostock, including transfers.
Kraków to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Rostock train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Rostock is to train via Frankfurt (Oder) which takes 10h 38m and costs €100 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 12h 25m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Rostock, Germany?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Oder), Berlin Ostkreuz, and S Ostkreuz Bhf in around 10h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rostock central bus station 4 times a week. Tickets cost €75–120 and the journey takes 12h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
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
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Hamburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Copenhagen Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Copenhagen Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
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
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
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
- norwegian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Frankfurt(Oder) to Berlin Ostkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Ostkreuz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København Syd St. to Nykøbing F St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rostock central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- scandlines.se
Car ferry from Gedser to Rostock Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
- Standard
- €85–160
- Phone
- +49 381 8021900
- [email protected]
- Website
- rsag-online.de
Ferry from Gehlsdorf Fähre to Rostock Kabutzenhof Fähre
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rsag-online.de
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rostock central bus station.
Kraków to Rostock train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Frankfurt(Oder) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Rostock is 818 km. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from Kraków to Rostock.
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