There are 10 ways to get from Munich to Kraków by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, rideshare, 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 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 482–1,360Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Krakow801.2 km
10h 40mzł 149Train
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
11h 8mzł 751–1,223Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N899 / ...
13h 15mzł 230–370Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glownynighttrain En
12h 37mzł 460–850Fly Munich International Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane MUC - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
8h 38mzł 559–1,432Bus 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 238–1,238Fly 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 15mzł 567–1,725Train 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 39mzł 493–1,271Drive 801.2 km
- Drive from Munich to Krakówcar 801.2 km
8h 36mzł 521–752
Munich to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 149 zł and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs 480 zł - 1 400 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, 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 37m.
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 11h 8m and costs 750 zł - 1 300 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 Transdev GmbH, depart from Muenchen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs 480 zł - 1 400 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 750 zł - 1 300 zł and takes 11h 8m, you could also bus, which costs 230 zł - 370 zł and takes 13h 15m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti 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 Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 700–1,200
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,500
- 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 600–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–170
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 230–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–210
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–270
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 348
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 501
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 561
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 460–850
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 50–80
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 90–140
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 400–700
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–180
- Website
- RegioJet
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 Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 360–550
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Munich central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–260
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 340–370
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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
- +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 40–130
- Schedules at
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
- On Board Fare
- zł 97
- Internet fare
- zł 40
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Munich to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 149
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Munich to Kraków train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Kraków is 801 km. It takes approximately 8h 36m to drive from Munich to Kraków.
Book your Munich to Kraków train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Munich to Kraków bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 5443+ hotels available in Kraków.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Munich and Kraków. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.









































