There are 11 ways to get from Nuremberg to Kraków by train, bus, rideshare, plane, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Wrocław
best- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- 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 / ...
11h 9mzł 732–3,073Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Nuremberg to Krakow756.5 km
9h 39mzł 130Bus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1316 / ...
11h 10mzł 290–490Fly from Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane NUE - KRK
7h 25mzł 345–1,120Train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain 411 / ...
12h 19mzł 536–2,413Drive 754.9 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Krakówcar 754.9 km
8h 4mzł 463–669Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MUC - KRK
6h 36mzł 564–1,646Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
7h 8mzł 530–1,650Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane STR - KRK
7h 48mzł 439–1,576Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane PRG - KRK
7h 54mzł 253–887Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Prague Florenc Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to MDA dworzec autobusowyEurobusways
11h 28mzł 337–569
Nuremberg to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 130 zł and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Kraków is to train and fly which takes 6h 36m and costs 550 zł - 1 700 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nuremberg central bus station station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Nuremberg to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Nürnberg Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Leipzig Hbf, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 9m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Kraków is 950 km. The road distance is 754.9 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Kraków without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 11h 9m and costs 700 zł - 3 100 zł.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Nuremberg to Kraków, including transfers.
Nuremberg to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Nuremberg to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Nürnberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Kraków is to train via Wrocław which takes 11h 9m and costs 700 zł - 3 100 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 290 zł - 490 zł and takes 11h 10m, you could also fly, which costs 340 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 7h 25m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Nürnberg Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Leipzig Hbf, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 11h 9m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station 5 times a day. Tickets cost zł 290–490 and the journey takes 11h 10m. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,700
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 Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
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 Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–850
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–950
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–950
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–2,000
- 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
- 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 Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,400
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–490
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejedolnoslaskie.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–340
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–400
- 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 Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–200
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- 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/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–220
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- zł 120–150
- 1st Class Ticket
- zł 150–220
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 110–160
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–490
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Prague Florenc Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 45–90
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Praha ÚAN Florenc to MDA dworzec autobusowy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 290–480
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Nuremberg to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Nuremberg to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Nuremberg to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Kraków is 755 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Nuremberg to Kraków.
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