There are 12 ways to get from Palermo to Kraków by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Palermo Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane PMO - KRK
6h 18mzł 274–1,130Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane CTA - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
8h 55mzł 246–1,196Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
28h 21mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus Autoservizi Salemi S202
- Take the bus from Rzym to Krakówbus
36h 45mzł 762–829Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
- Drive from Naples Beverello to Krakówcar
25h 48mzł 1,244–1,995Fly Palermo Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane PMO - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
9h 14mzł 471–1,602Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane TPS - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
7h 50mzł 464–1,820Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CTA - KRK
8h 9mzł 269–974Fly Palermo Airport to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane PMO - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
9h 58mzł 346–1,452Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Udinetrain
- Take the train from Udine to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
30h 38mzł 1,500–2,325Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Salernotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Salerno to Krakówbus
39h 54mzł 938–1,213Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo to Salernobus
- Take the bus from SALERNO, Piazza Concordia to OPOLE, SINDBAD Port,ul.JR Kowalczyków 56(Obr.Stalingrad)bus
- Take the train from Opole Glowne to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
44h 36mzł 854–2,372
Palermo Airport (PMO) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Kraków is to bus and fly which costs 260 zł - 1 000 zł and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs 270 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Palermo Terminal Bus and arriving at Kraków via Rzym. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Roma Termini, Udine and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 38m.
The distance between Palermo and Kraków is 1469 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Kraków without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Palermo to Kraków, including transfers.
Palermo to Kraków bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Terminal Bus station.
Palermo to Kraków train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs 270 zł - 1 200 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 750 zł - 850 zł and takes 36h 45m, you could also train, which costs 1 500 zł - 2 400 zł and takes 30h 38m.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Kraków, Poland?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Kraków via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Rzym in around 36h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Katowice International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Katowice International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,700
Flights from Trapani Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,800
Flights from Trapani Airport to Katowice International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Wroclaw via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–160
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–750
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–550
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,200
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- *
- zł 400–600
Train from Udine to Wien Hbf
- *
- zł 330–490
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 430–550
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 430–550
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Opole Glowne to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–550
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–240
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 28–40
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- [email protected]
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Rzym to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 597
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
Bus from Salerno to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 651
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 270–420
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from SALERNO, Piazza Concordia to OPOLE, SINDBAD Port,ul.JR Kowalczyków 56(Obr.Stalingrad)
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,800
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 140–300
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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Palermo to Kraków bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Palermo to Kraków train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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