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There are 11 ways to get from Paderborn to Kraków by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    7h 4m
    zł 483–1,502

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane DTM - KTW
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    7h 3m
    zł 231–1,090

  3. Train via Görlitz

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 51
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    12h 12m
    zł 789–3,259

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Kasselbus bus N69 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1360b
    15h 55m
    zł 399–697

  5. Drive 930.1 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Krakówcar car 930.1 km
    8h 32m
    zł 571–824

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane HAJ - KRK
    8h 54m

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    7h 59m
    zł 586–1,947

  8. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FMO - KRK
    9h 26m
    zł 397–1,717

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane EIN - KRK
    10h 9m
    zł 463–1,695

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain train 51
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Bohumintrain train 235
    3. Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain train Ec
    17h 29m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Glauchau(Sachs) to Dresden Hbftrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Dresden to Krakówbus bus
    19h 5m

Paderborn to Kraków by train

Calendar23Weekly Trains
Duration12h 12mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 789Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,119.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 4m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Kraków, Poland?

You can take a train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Krakow Glowny via Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 12h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Kassel in around 15h 55m.

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