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There are 10 ways to get from Ostend to Kraków by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    best
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BRU - KRK
    7h 30m
    zł 448–1,284

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane CRL - KRK
    8h 19m
    zł 363–924

  3. Train via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    4. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    6. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    18h 11m
    zł 1,008–2,048

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1360b
    25h 51m
    zł 613–913

  5. Drive  1,358.5 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Krakówcar car 1,358.5 km
    12h 30m
    zł 975–1,409

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane AMS - KRK
    8h 12m
    zł 638–1,760

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane EIN - KRK
    9h 10m
    zł 376–1,308

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    9h 51m
    zł 483–1,380

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    23h 30m

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Eupentrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Krakówbus bus
    33h 57m
    zł 1,222–1,536

Ostend to Kraków by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration18h 11mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 1,008Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,233.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 30m

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 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station 5 times a week. Tickets cost zł 600–900 and the journey takes 23h 40m.

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