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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Krakówby plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, night train, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Kraków by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, night train, or car train

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  1. Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane MAD - KRK
    4h 34m
    zł 245–814

  2. Fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane MAD - KTW
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    5h 25m
    zł 215–908

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train 9725
    2. Take the bus from Marseille to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N456
    40h 4m
    zł 1,248–2,171

  4. Drive 2,641.4 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Krakówcar car 2,641.4 km
    25h 40m
    zł 1,786–2,580

  5. Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane MAD - WAW
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain train
    6h 22m
    zł 319–1,575

  6. Fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane MAD - WRO
    2. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train
    7h 29m
    zł 408–1,521

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoile to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain train Sc / ...
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain train Ec
    40h 50m
    zł 985–2,476

  8. Bus via Milan

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus bus FlixBus N1138
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N456
    45h 5m
    zł 1,043–1,753

  9. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain train Sc / ...
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain train Ec
    45h 31m
    zł 1,545–3,496

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Mukačevobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Mukachevо to Krakowbus bus Kyiv-Brzeg / ...
    2d 5h
    zł 1,207–1,327

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Krakówcar car
    32h 54m
    zł 1,943–2,763

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Kraków by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration40h 4mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 1,248Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,118.7 km
  • Duration: 4h 34m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Kraków, Poland?

Ryanair, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aeropuerto T4 to Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Estación De Atocha, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Méndez Álvaro P.V., Madrid, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 45h 5m.

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