There are 10 ways to get from Ostend to Kraków by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or night train
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Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BRU - KRK
7h 3mzł 404–1,269Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
cheapest- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CRL - KRK
8h 19mzł 334–1,509Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- 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 / ...
18h 13mzł 1,172–5,091Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1360b
25h 51mzł 563–1,013Drive 1,360.4 km
- Drive from Ostend to Krakówcar 1,360.4 km
12h 30mzł 903–1,305Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane AMS - KRK
8h 17mzł 575–1,710Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EIN - KRK
9h 10mzł 403–1,558Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane EIN - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
9h 51mzł 364–1,431Train
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain 411 / ...
21h 56mzł 862–2,541Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus
33h 31m
Ostend to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Kraków is to train and bus and fly which costs 330 zł - 1 600 zł and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Kraków is to train and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs 400 zł - 1 300 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Bruges. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Ostend to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Ostende and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 13m.
The distance between Ostend and Kraków is 1230 km. The road distance is 1360.4 km.
The best way to get from Ostend to Kraków without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 18h 13m and costs 1 100 zł - 5 500 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Ostend to Kraków, including transfers.
Ostend to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Ostend to Kraków train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Ostende station.
The best way to get from Ostend to Kraków is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 18h 13m and costs 1 100 zł - 5 500 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 550 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 25h 51m.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Ostende to Krakow Glowny via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 18h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 550–1,000 and the journey takes 23h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 190–1,100
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–1,100
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,100
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 150–900
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 40–90
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–100
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 80–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–190
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 100–210
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 40–90
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–190
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–190
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 80–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 80–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 90–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 90–400
- 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 130–550
- 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
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 27–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 28–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 27–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 28–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- 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 130–210
- 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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 90–400
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- zł 360–400
- Couchette Carriage
- zł 230–270
- Seating Carriage
- zł 90–110
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 80–190
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Ostend to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Ostend to Kraków train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ostend to Kraków is 1360 km. It takes approximately 12h 30m to drive from Ostend to Kraków.
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