There are 11 ways to get from Munich to Kraków by plane, train, bus, night train, rideshare, or car
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Fly Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MUC - KRK
5h 12mzł 432–1,071Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Krakow801.2 km
10h 40mzł 146Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
10h 36mzł 696–2,142Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N899 / ...
13h 15mzł 340–600Night train
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glownynighttrain En
12h 58mzł 600–2,300Bus to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the bus from München to Memmingen Airportbus
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FMM - KRK
6h 9mzł 253–1,134Fly Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane MUC - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
7h 2mzł 556–1,827Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane STR - KRK
7h 19mzł 437–1,744Fly Munich International Airport to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane MUC - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
8h 2mzł 628–1,664Train via Prague
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain 411 / ...
12h 32mzł 675–3,121Drive 801.2 km
- Drive from Munich to Krakówcar 801.2 km
8h 39mzł 492–710
Munich to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 146 zł and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs 430 zł - 1 100 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 15m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Muenchen Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 58m.
The distance between Munich and Kraków is 662 km. The road distance is 801.2 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 10h 36m and costs 650 zł - 2 200 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Munich to Kraków, including transfers.
Munich to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs 430 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 650 zł - 2 200 zł and takes 10h 36m, you could also bus, which costs 340 zł - 600 zł and takes 13h 15m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and LOT fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 10h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–2,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–2,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–2,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 110–170
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–210
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–850
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- zł 190–290
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 160–330
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 290–550
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 420–750
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 470–850
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–750
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–210
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 500–2,300
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–210
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Munich central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 8331 9842 00 509
- [email protected]
- Website
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
Bus from München to Memmingen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 39–130
- Schedules at
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
- On Board Fare
- zł 95
- Internet fare
- zł 39
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Munich to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 146
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Munich to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Kraków is 801 km. It takes approximately 8h 39m to drive from Munich to Kraków.
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