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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 490–1,394

  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 4m
    zł 243–955

  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 38m
    zł 687–1,460

  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 388–591

  5. Drive  930.1 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Krakówcar car 930.1 km
    8h 32m
    zł 591–853

  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 47m

  7. 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 16m
    zł 453–1,724

  8. 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
    8h 7m
    zł 568–1,465

  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 15m
    zł 468–1,661

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Eisenach Hbftrain train 51
    2. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    17h 31m

  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
    zł 667–752

Paderborn to Kraków by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration12h 38mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 687Cheapest 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 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Kassel in around 15h 55m.

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