There are 11 ways to get from Nuremberg to Kraków by bus, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1310 / ...
11h 5mzł 300–330Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Nuremberg to Krakow756.5 km
9h 39mzł 132Train via Wrocław
- 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 31mzł 588–1,354Fly from Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane NUE - KRK
7h 24mzł 379–1,222Train
- 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 20mzł 385–985Drive 754.9 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Krakówcar 754.9 km
8h 4mzł 480–692Train 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 39mzł 527–1,490Train 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 444–1,258Train 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 50mzł 579–1,323Bus 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 270–960Bus, 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 337–580
Nuremberg to Kraków by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 132 zł and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Kraków is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs 500 zł - 1 500 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nuremberg 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 11h 5m.
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 31m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Kraków is 801 km. The road distance is 754.9 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Kraków without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs 300 zł - 330 zł.
The bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station takes 11h 5m including transfers and departs three times a day.
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 bus which takes 11h 5m and costs 300 zł - 330 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Wrocław, which costs 550 zł - 1 400 zł and takes 11h 31m, you could also fly, which costs 370 zł - 1 300 zł and takes 7h 24m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost zł 280–430 and the journey takes 11h 5m. GrandBus also services this route once daily. Alternatively, 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 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–2,200
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 360–1,200
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 400–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–900
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 500–900
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 450–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 240–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 150–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–430
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Nuremberg to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 132
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
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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