There are 13 ways to get from London to Kraków by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, shuttle, car ferry, or rideshare
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LHR - KRK
5h 55mzł 505–1,272Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from London to Krakow1,415.2 km
17h 12mzł 207Train via Dresden
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
19h 17mzł 1,599–3,146Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Prague to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1310 / ...
26h 30mzł 532–828Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Krakówcar
15h 27mzł 1,690–2,228Fly London Stansted Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane STN - KRK
6h 20mzł 339–1,148Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LGW - KRK
6h 18mzł 252–1,084Train to Luton Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LTN - KRK
6h 12mzł 302–836Fly London Stansted Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane STN - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
6h 56mzł 306–1,220Train to Luton Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LTN - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
6h 58mzł 309–1,058Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
24h 30mTrain, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Krakówbus
37h 1mzł 1,232–1,872Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Krakówcar
16h 34mzł 1,230–2,024
London to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 207 zł and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs 500 zł - 1 300 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from London station to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from London Victoria Green Line Station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Prague. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Kraków. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 17m.
The distance between London and Kraków is 1465 km.
The best way to get from London to Kraków without a car is to train via Dresden which takes 19h 17m and costs 1 600 zł - 3 200 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from London to Kraków, including transfers.
London to Kraków bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria Green Line Station.
London to Kraków train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs 500 zł - 1 300 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Dresden, which costs 1 600 zł - 3 200 zł and takes 19h 17m, you could also bus, which costs 500 zł - 850 zł and takes 26h 30m.
What companies run services between London, England and Kraków, Poland?
British Airways, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to Krakow Glowny via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 19h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–700
Flights from Luton Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–800
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 180–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 320–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 390–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 310–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–210
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–290
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 604
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- zł 604
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 60–110
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 90–130
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 80–110
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 80–110
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–490
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 400–650
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–80
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 350–550
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–280
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 850–950
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–380
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from London to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 207
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
London to Kraków bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Prague Wilsonova Bus Station.
Kraków is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 7:07 AM in London and 8:07 AM in Kraków.
London to Kraków train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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