There are 9 ways to get from Munich to Ełk by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane MUC - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
8h 44mzł 604–1,601Fly Munich International Airport to Vilnius Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane MUC - VNO
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Suwalkitrain
- Take the bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
12h 27mzł 474–1,415Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Ingolstadt Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain 29
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glownytrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain Ic
16h 12mzł 866–1,861Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus N1230
20h 12mzł 500–750Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnianighttrain En
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elktrain Ic
17h 59mzł 676–1,250Fly Munich International Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY)plane MUC - SZY
- Take the train from Szczytno to Elktrain
9h 59mzł 940–3,313Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane STR - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
11h 3mzł 626–1,835Fly Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MUC - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Airport to Siauliaibus
- Take the bus from Siauliai, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
14h 3mzł 620–1,509Drive 1,222.1 km
- Drive from Munich to Ełkcar 1,222.1 km
12h 23mzł 785–1,134
Munich to Ełk by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Ełk is to bus which costs 500 zł - 750 zł and takes 20h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Ełk is to fly and train which takes 8h 44m and costs 600 zł - 1 600 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Ełk. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Elk via Ingolstadt Hbf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin and Poznan Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
The distance between Munich and Ełk is 1101 km. The road distance is 1222.1 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Ełk without a car is to train which takes 16h 12m and costs 850 zł - 1 900 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Munich to Ełk, including transfers.
Munich to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Ełk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Ełk is to train which takes 16h 12m and costs 850 zł - 1 900 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 500 zł - 750 zł and takes 20h 12m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Elk via Ingolstadt Hbf, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Poznan Glowny in around 16h 12m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 once daily. Tickets cost zł 500–750 and the journey takes 20h 12m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 850–5,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 900–3,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,100
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport via Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,700
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 230–420
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–250
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 55–100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 23–35
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ingolstadt Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 420–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Suwalki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–750
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga Airport to Siauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Siauliai, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 87 300 02 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Book at
- Żak Express
- Phone
- 703 302 505
- Website
- pksnova.pl
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 11–35
- Schedules at
- pksnova.pl
- Book at
- pksnova.pl
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Bus from Riga Airport to Siauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–130
- Website
- Ollex
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02.
Munich to Ełk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ingolstadt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Ełk is 1222 km. It takes approximately 12h 23m to drive from Munich to Ełk.
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