There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Kraków by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or shuttle
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LYS - KRK
5h 59mzł 284–1,178Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf 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 39mzł 1,377–4,415Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1315 / ...
25h 45mzł 500–850Drive 1,516.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Krakówcar 1,516.3 km
15h 7mzł 1,008–1,455Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GVA - KRK
7h 44mzł 468–1,263Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane LYS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
7h 45mzł 532–1,882Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LYS - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
8h 50mzł 554–1,249Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
27h 41mzł 750–856
Lyon to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kraków is to bus which costs 500 zł - 850 zł and takes 25h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 280 zł - 1 200 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 25h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Erfurt Hbf, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 39m.
The distance between Lyon and Kraków is 1232 km. The road distance is 1516.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 19h 39m and costs 1 300 zł - 4 500 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Lyon to Kraków, including transfers.
Lyon to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Kraków train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 280 zł - 1 200 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 300 zł - 4 500 zł and takes 19h 39m, you could also bus, which costs 500 zł - 850 zł and takes 25h 45m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kraków, Poland?
Wizz Air, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Krakow Glowny via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Erfurt Hbf, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–800
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 430–700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–120
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–290
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–300
- 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 180–330
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–380
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–850
- 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
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 130–190
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 620–670
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Lyon to Kraków train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Kraków is 1516 km. It takes approximately 15h 7m to drive from Lyon to Kraków.
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